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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present application relates to a method for controlling a clothing treatment apparatus, comprising: a first detection step of rotating a drum so as to detect an amount of clothing; a water supply step of supplying water to a tub up to a preset clothing-weight-specific reference water level; a foreign substance removal step of rotating the drum so that the clothing is rubbed together in the water; a drainage step of discharging the water stored in the tub; a second detection step of detecting the amount of clothing stored in the drum after the drainage step; a spin-dry step of rotating the drum so as to remove water from the clothing; a third detection step of detecting the amount of clothing stored in the drum after the spin-dry step; a first determination step of determining the material of the clothing according to thickness through the difference between the clothing weight measured in the second detection step and the clothing weight measured in the first detection step; and a second determination step of determining the material of the clothing according to water content through the difference between the clothing weight measured in the third detection step and the clothing weight measured in the first detection step.