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Patent No.:

US 9752270 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2015

Washing machine and method of controlling the same

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Aekyung Chae, Seoul, KR;

Sangwoo Lee, Seoul, KR;

Youngho Kim, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Dentons US LLP

Primary Examiner:

Michael Barr

Assistant Examiner:

Levon J Shahinian

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 57/00 (2006.01); D06F 73/00 (2006.01); D06F 73/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/008 (2013.01); D06F 29/00 (2013.01); D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 57/00 (2013.01); D06F 73/00 (2013.01); D06F 73/02 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 2204/065 (2013.01); D06F 2204/08 (2013.01); D06F 2222/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A washing machine and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of easily refreshing laundry, are disclosed. The washing machine includes an outer tub to contain wash water, an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub, a hanger unit, which is disposed over the inner tub and on which laundry is hung, a steam generator disposed at the outer tub to heat the wash water so as to generate steam, and a drive unit rotating the inner tub to rotate the hanger unit and introduces the steam generated from the steam generator into the inner tub.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Chae, Aekyung. (2017). Washing machine and method of controlling the same (U.S. Patent No. 9752270). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9752270

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