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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hidekazu Funakoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Katsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/40 (2006.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 103/02 (2020.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/40 (2013.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 37/304 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 2103/02 (2020.02);
Abstract
A washing apparatus is provided. The washing apparatus includes a tub, a drum configured to be rotatable in the tub, a pulsator configured to be rotatable in the drum, a driver configured to drive the drum and the pulsator, and a controller configured to control the driver to rotate the pulsator to a second direction while rotating the drum to a first direction. The controller controls the driver to drive the pulsator based on a position of laundry accommodated in the drum during a rotation of the drum.