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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine, and a method of controlling the same, the washing machine including a tub; a drum in the tub; a motor configured to rotate the drum; a vibration sensor configured to detect vibration of the tub as the drum is rotated during a dehydrating course, and to produce a corresponding vibration value; and a controller configured to stop the motor to stop the dehydrating course based on the vibration value produced by the vibration sensor indicating that vibration of the tub exceeds an acceptable standard of vibration during the dehydrating course, and thereafter restart the dehydrating course, and change the acceptable standard of vibration based on a number of times of restarting the dehydrating course in a plurality of laundry cycles.