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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONIC INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2861 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2877 (2013.01); D06F 2202/10 (2013.01); D06F 2202/12 (2013.01); Y02B 40/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling a laundry treating apparatus. The method may include controlling the drum to accelerate the drum to rotate at a first speed, applying a brake to stop the drum, accelerating the drum to a second speed, sensing a current being applied to the motor while the drum is accelerated to the second speed, and determining a laundry amount based on the sensed current.