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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Hyun Bae Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung MO Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Kyo Soon Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a drum type washing machine having ball balancers and a controlling method of the same that are capable of reducing spin-drying time. The drum type washing machine having ball balancers according to the present invention includes a rotary tub having the ball balancers mounted therein, a wash motor to rotate the rotary tub, and a controller to detect the eccentricity amount of the rotary tub while controlling the rotary tub to be rotated at a first rotation speed, and, when the rotation speed of the rotary tub reaches a second rotation speed, to control the rotary tub, such that the rotary tub is decelerated to a third rotation speed and a drainage process is carried out.