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Patent No.:

US 11326297 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2018

Washing machine with heater and multiple tubs and control method thereof

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Seung-Hoon Kim, Seoul, KR;

Jung Chul Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Sung Mo Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;

Jun Hyun Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Kyoung-Seop Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Joseph L Perrin

Assistant Examiner:

Irina Graf

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 103/24 (2020.01); D06F 103/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/10 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/04 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.02); D06F 29/00 (2013.01); D06F 31/00 (2013.01); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02); D06F 2103/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02);
Abstract

A washing machine includes a first tub storing water; a first drum provided to be rotatable in the first tub; a first driving motor for rotating the first drum; a second tub storing water; a second drum provided to be rotatable in the second tub; a second driving motor for rotating the second drum; at least one heater for heating water stored in at least one of the first tub and the second tub; and a controller configured to determine whether the at least one heater and the second driving motor are operating at a time to operate the first driving motor, and control operation of the second driving motor to be stopped and control the first driving motor to be operated when the at least one heater and the second driving motor are operating.

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