Title:
LAUNDRY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/080750
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a laundry apparatus, more particularly, a laundry apparatus for heating a drum by an induction heater and a control method thereof. According to an embodiment, the method of controlling a laundry apparatus including a tub, a drum and an induction heating module mounted on the tub to heat the drum through induction heating includes a water supply step of supplying wash water into the tub through a water supply valve; and a heating step of performing heating by driving the induction heating module after termination of the water supply step, wherein, in the heating step, driving of the drum and driving of the induction heating module are controlled to be operatively connected to each other, wherein a period for driving the drum comprises a period for driving the induction heating module, and the driving of the induction heating module is excluded outside the period for driving the drum.
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Inventors:
KIM CHANGOH (KR)
HONG SANGWOOK (KR)
HONG SANGWOOK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2019/013343
Publication Date:
April 23, 2020
Filing Date:
October 11, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
D06F33/30; D06F39/04; D06F39/08
Foreign References:
| KR20170049213A | 2017-05-10 | |||
| JP2012030002A | 2012-02-16 | |||
| KR20080079071A | 2008-08-29 | |||
| KR101100175B1 | 2011-12-28 | |||
| KR101898489B1 | 2018-09-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KBK & ASSOCIATES (KR)
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