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Patent No.:

US 12655560 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2023

Washing machine and method of controlling the same

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Sukwoo Park, Suwon-si, KR;

Minjoo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Changju Oh, Suwon-si, KR;

Sangyeol Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Jaepoong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

STAAS & HALSEY LLP

Primary Examiner:

Cristi J Tate-Sims

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 13/02 (2006.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/68 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/32 (2020.02); D06F 13/02 (2013.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.02); D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); D06F 2103/68 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02);
Abstract

A washing machine includes a tub; a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub; a pulsator rotatably provided in a lower portion of the rotating tub; a washing rod configured to be coupled to the pulsator; a sensor configured to detect coupling or decoupling of the washing rod and the pulsator; a control panel configured to display a plurality of washing modes; and a controller configured to be electrically connected to the sensor and the control panel, wherein the controller is configured to identify whether the pulsator and the washing rod are coupled based on a detection signal of the sensor, and control the control panel to display at least one washing mode corresponding to a coupled state of the washing rod or a decoupled state of the washing rod among the plurality of washing modes.

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