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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., Ltd., Laoshan District Quingdao, Shandong, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Shandong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 17/12 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/008 (2013.01); D06F 17/12 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/006 (2013.01); D06F 39/087 (2013.01); D06F 2202/08 (2013.01); D06F 2202/085 (2013.01); D06F 2204/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing method using steam and a washing machine are provided. The method includes: feeding water into an outer drum, and stopping feeding the water when a water inflow level reaches a preset water level, the preset water level is determined based on a position of an outer drum heating device and a position of a bottom of an inner drum, heating the water inside the outer drum, and stopping heating the water when it is heated for preset time or heated to a preset temperature, and performing a steam washing of the clothes.