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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Hyun Bae Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Mo Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Kyo Soon Choi, Seoul, KR;
Seung Hoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/093 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 35/00 (2013.01); D06F 35/008 (2013.01); D06F 39/00 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 39/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a washing machine includes detecting a water level in a drum when a barrel cleaning is executed; supplying or draining water according to the detected water level such that a water level reaches a reference water level; soaking an interior of the drum in water; draining water after the interior of the drum is soaked in water; and detecting clothes contained in the drum by rotating the drum.