Method for washing utilizing quantity of laundry

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10077523-B2
Application number	US-201214111730-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2012
Priority date	Apr 14, 2011
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

A method for washing of the present invention comprises: a water supply step of supplying water into a tub; a motor actuating step of actuating the motor for rotating a drum provided inside the tub; and a spray step of spraying water into the drum through a gasket nozzle by actuating a pump for circulating the water inside the tub, when the motor stops.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A washing method comprising:
determining a quantity of laundry in a drum which is rotatably disposed in a tub about a substantially horizontal axis;
operating a water supply unit to fill the tub with water;
operating a motor, which is configured to rotate the drum, for a predetermined period time; and
operating a pump to circulate water, along a circulation hose, from the tub to a nozzle which has an outlet opened toward an inside of the drum and is provided at an annular gasket coupled to an opening of the tub,
wherein when the quantity of laundry is greater than a predetermined reference quantity, the method further comprises deactivating the motor, and the operating of the pump is initiated in response to the deactivating the motor such that the circulated water is sprayed through the nozzle while the drum is decelerated by the deactivating the motor, and
wherein when the quantity of laundry is not greater than the reference quantity, the operating the pump is initiated while the motor is operated.

2. The washing method of claim 1 , wherein the operating the water supply unit is performed in response to a selection of a specific washing course through a course selection unit.

3. The washing method of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a plurality of nozzles, and the plurality of nozzles spray water simultaneously.

4. The washing method of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is configured to upwardly spray water.

Assignees

• Im Myong Hun
• Jang Won Hyuk
• Son Chang Woo
• Kim Kwang Hyun
• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Im Myong Hun
• Jang Won Hyuk
• Son Chang Woo
• Kim Kwang Hyun

Classifications

• D06F37/267

  Tubs specially adapted for mounting thereto components or devices not provided for in preceding subgroups (D06F37/206 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D06F37/266

  Gaskets mounted between tub and casing around the loading opening · CPC title

• D06B1/08

  from outlets being in, or almost in, contact with the textile material · CPC title

• D06F21/02

  about a horizontal axis · CPC title

• D06F21/04

  within an enclosing receptacle · CPC title