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Patent No.:

US 11578445 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2020

Washing machine and method for controlling same

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jae Poong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Seung Hun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;

Yo Chul Ha, Suwon-si, KR;

Chang Joo Chai, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Benjamin L Osterhout

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 33/00 (2020.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.01); D06F 33/47 (2020.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01); D06F 103/16 (2020.01); D06F 103/18 (2020.01); D06F 103/24 (2020.01); D06F 103/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/44 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/30 (2020.02); D06F 33/47 (2020.02); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.02); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/16 (2020.02); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/44 (2020.02);
Abstract

Provided are a washing machine in which an auxiliary door can be safely and conveniently used and a method of controlling the same. The auxiliary door through which laundry can be additionally put into the washing machine, and the auxiliary door can be safely locked/unlocked. Because an open/closed state of the auxiliary door can be indirectly determined through a locking/unlocking operation of the auxiliary door, even when a door opening/closing detecting device has broken down, the auxiliary door can be safely used. The auxiliary door is unlocked by default and conditions on which the auxiliary door is locked for safety if necessary, are minimized during an operation of the washing machine so that use convenience of the auxiliary door can be enhanced, and a locked state of the auxiliary door is maintained according to the amount of laundry so that the laundry can be safely put into the washing machine.

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