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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Eun Jin Park, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Deug Hee Lee, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Eun Jin Park, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Deug Hee Lee, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates a washing machine and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling a washing machine, having at least one spinning course, the spinning course includes a general spinning step for driving a motor which rotates a drum rotatably mounted in a tub to rotate the drum at a speed higher than a predetermined speed for extracting water, and a foreign matter removal step for supplying water to the tub for removing foreign matters from a space between the tub and the drum, whereby permitting to maintain the washing machine clean.