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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Pyoung Hwan Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Soo Young OH, Changwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Pyoung Hwan Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Soo Young Oh, Changwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A washing machine and a control method thereof are disclosed. The control method includes supplying water into a tub, washing an object to be washed via rotation of a drum, rinsing the washed object, and dehydrating the washed object to remove moisture from the object. In the water supply step, steam is ejected simultaneously with the supply of water, to regulate the interior temperature of the drum.