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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Dongkil Choi, Seoul, KR;

Sunjung Kim, Seoul, KR;

Hyemin Kim, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/43 (2020.01); D06F 33/34 (2020.01); D06F 33/40 (2020.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/10 (2020.01); D06F 105/48 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/40 (2020.02); D06F 33/34 (2020.02); D06F 39/04 (2013.01); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method for controlling a washing machine supplying water to at least a portion of the drum in the tub, performing a first operation in which the water contained in the tub is heated by operating a heater and the drum is rotated at a first set speed, draining the tub, supplying water to submerge at least a portion of the drum in the tub, and performing a second operation for heating the water in the tub by the heater and rotating the drum. The second operation includes rotating the drum at a second set speed lower than the first set speed, and repeating a first drum cleaning operation in which the drum is rotated at a third set speed lower than the second set speed, and a second drum cleaning operation in which the drum is rotated at a fourth set speed lower than the third set speed.


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