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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Ho Cheol Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Hack Jai Song, Changwon-si, KR;
Beom Jun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
IL Jyeok Yim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kang MO Choi, Masan-si, KR;
Inventors:
Ho Cheol Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Hack Jai Song, Changwon-si, KR;
Beom Jun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Il Jyeok Yim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kang Mo Choi, Masan-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A washing machine and a controlling method thereof are provided. The washing machine and controlling method use a sensor to sense a load of laundry at a predetermined point during a wash cycle, and controls the rotating speed of a drum based on whether the sensed load of laundry is a small load or a single article, in order to untangle laundry and implement a spin cycle.