Lg Electronics Inc.

Hyung Yong Kim

Eun Jin Park

In Ho Cho

Sang Heon Lee

Soo Young Oh

Kyung Chul Woo

Ig Geun Kwon

Byung Keol Choi

Han Su Jung

Woo Young Kim

Myong Hun Im

Moon Hee Hong

Deug Hee Lee

Seog Kyu Park

Ki Chul Cho

Jong A Park

Sang Il Hwang

Pyoung Hwan Kim

Dong Woo Kang

Kyu Won Lee

Myoung Suk You

Maeng Cheol Kim

Hyun Seung Lee

Myong Hung Im

The present invention relates to washing machines, and, more particularly, to a washing machine in which a drum that holds laundry is rotated with respect to a substantially horizontal rotation shaft. The washing machine includes a shoe course selection unit for enabling a user to select a shoe course, and a controller for controlling operation of the washing machine to wash shoes while swinging the drum within 90&#xb0; in left/right directions if the user selects the shoe course.

Washing machine having washing course for shoes

A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Control method of a laundry machine

Laundry machine

A control method of a laundry machine comprising a water supply, washing and rinsing cycle, the control method includes first determination step performed prior to the rinsing cycle and determining a kind of detergent, second determination step performed during a first rinsing course of the rinsing cycle and determining an amount of remained detergent in a rinsing water, and condition determination step of at least one following rinsing course based on the kind and amount of the remained detergent.

Control method of laundry machine

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Changwon-si, South Korea

Hyung Yong Kim