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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyung Gyu Kim, Uiwang-si, KR;
Hyoung Jun Kim, Uiwang-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a dishwashing machine determining whether a nozzle spraying washing water is clogged, and a method for controlling the same. In according to one aspect, the dishwashing machine may include a main body; a washing tub provided in the main body; a basket provided in the washing tub for accommodating dishes; a plurality of fixed nozzles fixedly arranged in a first direction of the washing tub and spraying washing water in a second direction; a vane provided for deflecting washing water sprayed from the fixed nozzles towards dishes accommodated in the basket, the vane being linearly reciprocated in the second direction; and a controller determining whether the vane is linearly reciprocated in the second direction in parallel with the first direction.