Title:
WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/029735
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A washing machine according to an aspect of the disclosed invention comprises: a cabinet; a tub disposed inside the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub; a motor configured to generate power to rotate the drum; a ball balancer installed in the drum; a damper provided to support the tub and configured to have a changeable damping force; and at least one processor that controls the rotation speed of the motor and the damping force of the damper, wherein the at least one processor may perform balancing of the ball balancer by rotating the motor such that a plurality of resonance sections appear and controlling the damper such that the damper has a smaller damping force in the last resonance section than that in the previous resonance sections from among the plurality of resonance sections.
Inventors:
KIM DOYEON (KR)
PARK JAEIK (KR)
LEE SEJUN (KR)
CHOE HYUNGJIN (KR)
KANG JEONGHOON (KR)
PARK JAEIK (KR)
LEE SEJUN (KR)
CHOE HYUNGJIN (KR)
KANG JEONGHOON (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2023/008403
Publication Date:
February 08, 2024
Filing Date:
June 16, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
D06F37/22; D06F33/48; D06F34/16; D06F37/20; D06F37/30; D06F39/12; F16F7/09; F16F15/32; D06F103/26
Foreign References:
| KR20110015777A | 2011-02-17 | |||
| JP2016198248A | 2016-12-01 | |||
| JP2015150378A | 2015-08-24 | |||
| JP2016123860A | 2016-07-11 | |||
| KR20110137718A | 2011-12-23 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SELIM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM (KR)
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