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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yeon-Young Nam, Goyang-si, KR;
Gi Hoon Ko, Seoul, KR;
Ji Hyeoung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Simon Ireland, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine and a control method thereof are provided. More particularly, a washing machine of supplying a detergent automatically to a detergent mixing tub using a detachable detergent supply container, or of supplying a softening agent automatically to a softening agent mixing tub using a detachable softening agent supply container, and a method of controlling the washing machine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments provide a washing machine of supplying a detergent automatically to a washing tub using a detergent supply unit with a detergent supply container, and of supplying a softening agent automatically to the washing tub using a softening agent supply unit with a softening agent supply container, and a method of controlling the washing machine.