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Patent No.:

US 11401649 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2017

Washing apparatus and control method thereof

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Gi Hoon Ko, Seoul, KR;

Simon Ireland, Seongnam-si, KR;

Yeon-Young Nam, Goyang-si, KR;

Ji Hyeoung Lee, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

Staas & Halsey LLP

Primary Examiner:

Levon J Shahinian

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/37 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 103/00 (2020.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01); D06F 103/18 (2020.01); D06F 103/22 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/42 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01); D06F 101/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 39/028 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.02); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02); D06F 2103/22 (2020.02); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/42 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02);
Abstract

A washing apparatus and a control method of the washing apparatus in which a detergent received in a detergent supply case capable of being inserted or separated is automatically supplied to a mixing tank or a softening agent received in a softening agent supply case capable of being inserted or separated is automatically supplied to the mixing tank. According to one embodiment of the washing apparatus and the control method thereof, the detergent automatically supplied from the detergent supply case capable of being inserted or separated and a washing water are mixed together and a detergent-mixed water is supplied to a washing tub, or the softening agent automatically supplied from the softening agent supply case capable of being inserted or separated and a washing water are mixed together and then a softening agent-mixed water is supplied to the washing tub.

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