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7631522 Washing machine with load sensor  
The washing machine comprises a support structure in which is suspended a washing chamber in which a laundry drum is mounted to be rotatable, and in which a detector is provided, capable of...
7610644 Method and apparatus for washing and/or spin-drying laundry  
The invention makes provision for the weight of the contents of the drum to be continuously determined. As a result, the weight of the dry laundry in the drum and the weight of the liquid required...
7555798 Washer and washing cycle control method thereof  
The present invention provides a washer and washing cycle control method thereof, by which a laundry amount of a laundry can be measured prior to a water supply despite a dry state of the laundry...
7530243 Drum type washing machine having vibration detection  
A drum type washing machine includes a housing; a rotary drum having a substantially horizontal or slanted rotational axis; a water tub, suspended in the housing, for accommodating therein the...
7530133 Method for controlling a spin cycle in a washing machine  
A method for spinning clothes in an automatic washing machine comprises determining the size of the fabric load in the washing machine and determining a plaster speed based on the size of the...
7503088 Method and device for display use of washing machine  
The present invention relates to a method and device for displaying usage guidelines of a washing machine, and more particularly, to a method and device for displaying usage guidelines of a washing...
7503087 Washing machine control method  
A method for controlling a washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a door having means for determining an opened state or a closed state. The method may include sensing a first...
7490490 Drum type washing machine  
The present invention provides a drum type washing machine capable of adequately distributing the laundry articles along the inner circumferential wall of the drum at the start-up of the...
7484258 Method and apparatus for detecting laundry weight of washing machine  
A method and an apparatus for detecting a laundry weight of a washing machine can correctly detect a laundry weight of a washing machine. To this end, a motor of a washing machine is driven at a...
7478547 Drum washing machine  
A drum washing machine including a cylindrical drum, a DC brushless motor directly connected to the drum, a current detector detecting current flowing through the motor, a torque control...
7475444 Washing machine and method of controlling the same  
A washing machine and a method of controlling the same that is capable of determining whether laundry is a single load or a multiple load based on detected value of eccentricity or detected laundry...
7434424 Clothes washer agitation time and speed control apparatus  
A controller for a washing machine including an agitation element operable at a plurality of speeds during an agitation phase of a wash cycle is provided. The controller comprises a microcomputer...
7428830 Washing machine with vibration detecting unit  
A washing machine includes a rotary drum, a water tub, a supporting metallic part, a washing machine base, a motor, a controller, and a vibration detecting unit. The vibration detecting unit,...
7380303 Method for controlling the program of a washing machine and washing machine using such method  
A method for controlling the program of a washing machine comprises the recording of the amount of water supplied to the tub of the washing machine, the assessment of the amount of free water...
7325422 Washing method of drum type washing machine  
In a washing method of a drum type washing machine, a large amount of the laundry can be more effectively washed by effectively transmitting a mechanical force to the laundry by repeatedly and...
7296444 Electric washing machine  
An electric washing machine according to the present invention performs a washing process for washing laundry without the use of a detergent by generating water streams in an outer tub ( 2 )...
7293313 Method of determining the weight of laundry in a washing machine drum  
A method of determining the weight of laundry placed in the drum rotatably mounted in a vertically moveable sudsing container of a washing machine, in which a value representative of the highest...
7228718 Wobbling washing machine and method of controlling the same  
A wobbling washing machine and a method of controlling the same. The wobbling washing machine washes laundry by causing a washboard to wobble. The wobbling washing machine has a speed varying unit...
7162759 Method of determining the loading of the drum of a laundry treatment machine  
In order to be able to implement higher rotary spin speeds without structurally endangering the machine, a characteristic value that is as accurate as possible for the currently prevailing drum...
7150167 Control device for brushless motor and washing machine having the device  
A device for controlling a brushless motor including an inverter for supplying a.c. electric power to the motor, and a drive control circuit for controlling the inverter. The control circuit...
7146671 Method of controlling washing machine  
A method of controlling a washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device is switched to a leveling position to operate a spin-drying tub and a washboard and to a wobbling position to...
7047583 Washing machine and method of controlling the same  
A washing machine which washes laundry by wobbling a washing board mounted on an inner surface of a bottom of a spin-drying tub, and a method of controlling the same. The washing machine includes a...
7000436 Appliance control system with hyperspin mode  
A power controller for an appliance, especially a washing machine, is operative to place the appliance into a hyperspin mode. When in the hyperspin mode, the washing machine rotates its washing...
6901777 Washing machine  
A washing machine has a laundry drum and a tub and defines an outflow orifice at a lowest point and a second orifice at a point higher. An outflow line fluidically connects to the outflow orifice....
6842928 Apparatus and method for detecting laundry weight in washing machine employing sensorless BLDC motor  
An improved method for detecting a laundry weight in a washing machine employing a sensorless BLDC motor is provided. The motor is rotated until the washer reaches a first speed. The washer then...
6760942 Washing pattern determination method  
An apparatus and method for determining a washing pattern of a direct drive inverter-type washing machine. The apparatus comprises a voltage converter for inputting an external alternating current...
6634191 Washing machine  
A washing machine ( 2 ) comprising a drum ( 4 ) for receiving a load of laundry to be washed, a detergent chamber ( 6 ) for receiving detergent to be used in the washing of the laundry, a water...
6632010 Fluid-holding apparatus including a sensor  
A fluid holding apparatus including a vessel capable of holding a load including a fluid and a sensor coupled to the vessel. The sensor is operable to sense the load held by the vessel and to...
6591439 Control for an automatic washer with spray pretreatment  
This invention relates a control for an automatic washer incorporating a spray pretreatment or stain care cycle. In order to manage the occurrence of the condition of suds lock, the state of the...
6581230 Method of washing laundry in a motor-driven washing machine  
A method for the washing of laundry in a motor-driver washing machine. The laundry method is intended to optimize the washing procedure with respect to the amount of mechanical energy which is...
6550290 Drum type washing machine with laundry weight detecting means  
A drum type washing machine includes a drum for accommodating laundry and a variable speed electric motor for rotating the drum. A rise time is detected when the drum or the motor is accelerated...
6536243 Drum type washing machine with turbidity sensor  
A drum type washing machine includes an outer cabinet, a water tub mounted in the outer cabinet and having a rear wall, a generally drum-like rotating tub rotatably mounted in the water tub and...
6477867 Laundry appliance  
A balancing system for a laundry appliance is disclosed, which is particularly suited to horizontal axis washing machines. The system includes force and acceleration transducers at each end of the...
6460381 Washing machine or an apparatus having a rotatable container  
A washing machine according to the present invention includes a pressure sensor provided at a rod holding plate holding a suspension rod with which an outer tub is suspended. The pressure sensor is...
6422047 Washing machine with unbalance detection and control system  
A washing machine is provided with an unbalance detecting and control system which can sense an out-of-balance condition in five distinct directions extending within substantially three...
6381791 Washing machine tub speed control method and apparatus  
A system and method for controlling the rotation speed of a washing machine tub includes receiving an indication of the actual tub rotation speed and comparing the actual tub rotation speed to a...
6374444 Method for determining the loading weight of a laundry drum and a laundry-processing machine for carrying out the method  
A method and appliance for determining the angular position of a laundry drum and a power consumption of an electric motor driving the drum to derive therefrom a laundry weight in the drum includes...
6369538 Method for braking a washing machine  
This invention relates to a method for braking a washing machine comprising the steps of: determining whether or not a motor is braking; transmitting a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control signal...
6247339 Washing machine  
A washing basket doubling as a spin-drier is disposed rotatably in a water-tub. A motor drives the basket, which generates centrifugal force. The centrifugal force cause cleansing water to run...
6158072 Method for detecting cloth amount in drum washing machine  
Methods of detecting a load level in a washing machine include monitoring a rotational speed of a motor of the washing machine for a period of time after the motor has reached an operating speed....
6134925 Washing machine  
A washing machine having a water supply valve 10 to supply water into a washing spin tank 2. The washing spin tank 2 is rotatably provided inside outer tank 1. The washing machine also has a motor...
6065170 Washing machine having a hybrid sensor and a control method thereof  
A washing machine having a hybrid sensor and a control method therefor simplify the inner structure of the washing machine by using one hybrid sensor for sensing a laundry weight, a feed water...
6038724 Clothes load estimation method and washing machine  
A clothes load estimation method for a clothes washer, and a washing machine having a controller for controlling at least one operating condition for a clothes washer, are provided, in which a...
6023950 Arrangements provided for determining the type of textiles in the washload of clothes washing machines  
A clothes washing machine is provided with a wash tub (1) and a rotating arm (2) accommodated within the wash tub and adapted to contain washload items and capable of being driven so as to rotate...
5987679 Water level sensing method and apparatus in washing machine  
A water level sensing method and apparatus sense a level of water supplied in washing tub of the washing machine. In the apparatus, a key input section generates a water level sensing mode signal...
5979194 Motor speed control for washing machine  
A full-automatic washing machine with an electric motor for driving an agitator and a dehydration tub includes an inverter main circuit including a plurality of switching elements connected to...
5970555 Method and control apparatus of detecting eccentricity in drum washing machine  
A device and method for controlling a washing machine detects an amount of eccentricity of a tub of the washing machine and determines whether the degree of eccentricity is acceptable. The degree...
5897672 Clothes fabric type blend detection method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for detecting the relative proportion of various fabric types present in a clothes load in a clothes washer are provided, in which a set of fuzzy logic membership functions...
5878456 Method of washing a blanket in a washing machine  
A method of washing a blanket in a washing machine. The method has the steps of determining a weight of a blanket in the spin tub, determining first and second water supply levels and washing and...
5870905 Drum type washing machine and washing method thereof  
A drum type washing machine operates based on two washing processes. In the first process, a drum-shaped spin basket is rotated by 50 R.P.M. in forward and backward directions. Next, in the second...
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