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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Masahiro Uetsuhara, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Okuno, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuyuki Shimakage, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyonobu Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Urai, Yokohama, JP;
Takehiro Nakanishi, Yokohama, JP;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine capable of obtaining a high-water saving effect. The drum type washing machine comprises at least one processor configured to control a drive device configured to rotate a drum, a water supplier configured to supply water to a tub, and a sprinkler configured to spray water stored in the tub toward laundry accommodated in the drum. The drum comprises a lifter and a plurality of rear through-holes. The at least one processor is configured to perform a water spray process while rotating the drum in a state in which an amount of wash water absorbable by the laundry is maintained in the tub, in a washing cycle. In the water spray process, a waiting process, in which driving a circulation pumpis stopped, is intermittently and repeatedly performed.