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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Myounghoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sangki Woo, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/1202 (2013.01); B67D 1/0014 (2013.01); B67D 1/0858 (2013.01); B67D 1/0869 (2013.01); B67D 1/0884 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/0895 (2013.01); B67D 1/1206 (2013.01); B67D 1/1218 (2013.01); B67D 2210/0001 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00118 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a hot water supply apparatus, the method including: a first step of receiving a hot water exhalent signal; a second step of determining whether a cup is a first cup or a recurring cup; and a third step of, when the cup is the first cup, providing hot water to a user by using a first cup providing algorithm, and when the cup is the recurring cup, providing hot water to the user by using a recurring cup providing algorithm, wherein in the third step, the amount of water supplied to a heating module for heating water is adjusted in stages.