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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Hyung Yong Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Eun Jin Park, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Dong Woo Kang, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
IN Ho Cho, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Deug Hee Lee, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Pyoung Hwan Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Hyung Yong Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Eun Jin Park, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Dong Woo Kang, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
In Ho Cho, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Deug Hee Lee, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Pyoung Hwan Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to washing machines, and, more particularly, to a washing machine in which a drum that holds laundry is rotated with respect to a substantially horizontal rotation shaft. The washing machine includes a shoe course selection unit for enabling a user to select a shoe course, and a controller for controlling operation of the washing machine to wash shoes while swinging the drum within 90° in left/right directions if the user selects the shoe course.