Title:
WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/096351
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A washing machine according to an embodiment comprises: a drum accommodated inside a tub; a driving circuit that supplies a driving current to a motor for rotating the drum; a current sensor that senses the driving current; and a control unit that controls the drum, the driving circuit, and the current sensor. The control unit can determine whether or not waterproof cloth is contained on the basis of the weight of laundry and a value of the difference between a first driving current sensed by the current sensor before a washing cycle and a second driving current sensed by the current sensor after the washing cycle.
Inventors:
LEE JAEPOONG (KR)
PARK SUKWOO (KR)
KIM SEUNGHOON (KR)
PARK SUKWOO (KR)
KIM SEUNGHOON (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2023/015435
Publication Date:
May 10, 2024
Filing Date:
October 06, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
D06F33/76; D06F33/74; D06F34/18; D06F34/34; D06F103/44; D06F105/46; D06F105/58
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SELIM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM (Taewoo Bldg. 285, Gangnam-daero,Seocho-gu, Seoul, KR)
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