Fabric treating apparatus and method for controlling the same

US8938834B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8938834-B2
Application numberUS-65609510-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 15, 2010
Priority dateJan 16, 2009
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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The present invention relates to a fabric treating apparatus and method for controlling the same. A fabric treating apparatus according to the present invention includes a treating space within which fabrics are treated; a heating unit configured to supply heated air, or steam, or heated air and steam to the treating chamber; a motor to generate a rotational power; a device receiving the rotational power from the motor, the device configured to move a rack disposed within the treating space; and a control unit adapted to: control the motor according to a sensed electric current of the motor, and drive the motor to rotate at a speed defined by a target number of rotations per minute.

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What is claimed is: 1. A controlling method of a fabric treating apparatus comprising: driving a motor coupled to a device to move a rack within the fabric treating apparatus, the motor driven to rotate at a target number of rotations per minute, the target number being a predefined value associated with a course of the fabric treating apparatus; sensing an electric current of the motor; and controlling the motor according to the sensed electric current, wherein when the sen…

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What does patent US8938834B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a fabric treating apparatus and method for controlling the same. A fabric treating apparatus according to the present invention includes a treating space within which fabrics are treated; a heating unit configured to supply heated air, or steam, or heated air and steam to the treating chamber; a motor to generate a rotational power; a device receiving the rotati…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kim Jong Seok, Kim Dong Won, Hong Sog Kie, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06F58/12. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).