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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Youngjong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Taechul Moon, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Youngjong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Taechul Moon, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 21/08 (2006.01); D06F 37/24 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 21/08 (2013.01); D06F 37/24 (2013.01); D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a washing machine is provided. A first laundry load is first detected based on a rotational property of a pulsator. A second laundry load is detected based on a property that varies in accordance with a vertical load applied from a tub. Finally, it is determined if laundry loaded in the drum is in a dry state or a wet state by comparing the first laundry load with the second laundry load.