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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Soon JO Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Ho Cheol Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Beom Jun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hack Chai Song, Changwon-si, KR;
Kwang Young Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Eun Suk Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Soon Jo Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Ho Cheol Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Beom Jun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hack Chai Song, Changwon-si, KR;
Kwang Young Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Eun Suk Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A defrosting method of a drum-type washing machine is provided. The defrosting method includes performing a warm water supply operation upon receiving a defrost command; performing a water discharge operation; performing a heating operation if a water level has not yet decreased; and performing an additional water discharge operation.