KR100836329B1 - Method of washing the laundary - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry washing method, and more particularly, a cabinet in which an input port through which laundry is input is formed; Installed in the cabinet, the outer tub containing the wash water; And, Washing method using a washing machine comprising a; an inner tank installed in the outer tank to rotate the laundry, comprising: a first step of measuring the temperature of the washing water supplied to the outer tank; And, the second step of adjusting the strength of the laundry washing according to the temperature of the wash water; provides a laundry method comprising a laundry.

Washing Machine, Laundry, Seasonal, Temperature, Sensor

Description

How to wash laundry {METHOD OF WASHING THE LAUNDARY}

1 is a view showing an example of a washing machine according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing an example of a laundry washing method according to the present invention,

3 is a view showing an example of a method for adjusting the strength of the laundry provided in the method for washing laundry according to the present invention;

4 is a view illustrating an example of a washing water temperature sensor provided in a drum washing machine disclosed in Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2005-0102916.

The present invention relates to a laundry washing method, and more particularly, to a laundry washing method for adjusting the strength of the laundry washing according to the temperature of the wash water.

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-0117004 discloses an example of a drum washing machine in which main parts including a cabinet, a tub installed in a cabinet, and a drum installed inside the tub are installed as an example of a conventional drum washing machine.

In addition, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2005-0102916 provides an example of a temperature sensing sensor provided in a conventional drum washing machine to sense the temperature of the washing water supplied to the outer tank, as shown in FIG. 4, for detecting the water temperature of the washing water. The temperature sensor element 42, the connector 46 connected to the temperature sensor element 42 and the lead wire 44 and connected to a power source, and the temperature sensor cover 48 surrounding the temperature sensor element 42 and the lead wire 44. An example of a temperature sensor of the washing water is configured to include).

In addition, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-0057848 discloses an example of a method for detecting a quantity of a fully automatic washing machine, which detects a quantity of a washing machine and determines a water level according to previously input and stored data.

In addition, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 1998-0068971 discloses a washing control method using a conventional washing machine, including a cabinet, an outer tub installed in the cabinet, an inner tub installed to be rotatable inside the outer tub, and a rotatable bottom surface. An example of a washing machine control method using a washing machine in which a main part including a pulsator installed to be installed is installed.

However, the conventional laundry washing method detects the amount of laundry and adjusts the washing strength such as the level of washing water and the washing time according to the quantity of the laundry. There was a problem that the characteristics cannot be reflected when washing. That is, even in the same amount of laundry, the laundry is thick and not frequently washed in winter, there is a problem that this point is not reflected even though it is to be stronger or longer than the summer laundry that is light and frequently washed.

In addition, even though the ability to wash the laundry according to the temperature of the wash water has a problem that the washing efficiency is lowered by uniform washing.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a laundry washing method that can improve the washing efficiency by washing the laundry, the characteristic of which varies depending on the season by using the temperature change of the wash water according to the season It is done.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry washing method that can adjust the laundry strength of the laundry according to the temperature of the wash water even if the weight of the laundry is the same.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry washing method that can improve the washing efficiency by washing the laundry differently according to the temperature of the wash water.

The present invention to achieve the above object, the laundry is formed in the input port is formed; Installed in the cabinet, the outer tub containing the wash water; And, Washing method using a washing machine comprising a; an inner tank installed in the outer tank to rotate the laundry, comprising: a first step of measuring the temperature of the washing water supplied to the outer tank; And, the second step of adjusting the strength of the laundry washing according to the temperature of the wash water; provides a laundry method comprising a laundry.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a laundry washing method characterized in that the second step is to determine the season according to the temperature of the wash water, and to adjust the intensity of the laundry washing according to the determined season.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for washing laundry, the second step of adjusting at least one of the rotational speed and the rotation time of the inner tank according to the temperature of the wash water. Through this configuration to adjust the washing strength of the laundry, in the present invention, the rotational speed and rotation time should be understood as a means for adjusting the washing strength of the laundry, the amount of wash water and the washing stroke, rinsing stroke and dehydration stroke The washing strength of the laundry can be adjusted by controlling the number of times.

In another aspect, the present invention is the cabinet formed with an inlet for laundry; Installed in the cabinet, the outer tub containing the wash water; And washing the laundry including the inner tank installed in the outer tub to rotate the laundry, the washing method comprising: a first step of detecting a quantity of laundry put into the inner tank, and a second step of supplying the washing water to the laundry ; A third step of measuring a temperature of the supplied wash water, and a fourth step of adjusting the laundry washing intensity determined by the quantity of water to reflect a season determined according to the temperature of the wash water Provide a method. For example, when the temperature of the wash water is 5 ° C., it is determined that the thick laundry is put in winter, and when the temperature of the wash water is 18 ° C., it is determined that it is summer.

In another aspect, the present invention is a laundry laundry method using a washing machine including a cabinet formed with an opening for the laundry is inserted, the inner tank is installed in the cabinet, the outer tank containing the washing water, and the inner tank is installed in the outer tank to rotate the laundry, the laundry And a third step of measuring the temperature of the supplied washing water, and a third step of determining whether the laundry is thick or thin laundry according to the temperature of the washing water. It provides a method of washing laundry. In order to provide such a washing method, a uniquely defined temperature range does not have to be presented, for example, it is determined that the laundry is thick when the temperature of the washing water is less than 6 ° C. Washing according to the conditions, it can be judged as light laundry at 15 ℃ or more. These temperature ranges may vary depending on region, country and type of wash water supplied (tap water, ground water, water stored in water tanks).

The present invention may further include a step of sensing a quantity of laundry prior to the first step, and a fourth step of washing the laundry in consideration of the detected quantity and the determination of the third step. Provide a laundry method. The fourth step of washing refers to a wide range of washing including water supply, washing, rinsing and dehydration.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, an example of a drum washing machine used in the laundry method according to the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is also applicable to a direct type washing machine or a pulsator washing machine.

1 is a view illustrating an example of a washing machine according to the present invention, in which a washing machine includes a cabinet 10, an outer tub 20, an inner tub 30, a motor 40, a water feed passage 50, and a drain passage. 60, a sensor 52, and a control unit 70.

The cabinet 10 has an inlet 12 for injecting laundry, and provides an accommodation space therein. In the present embodiment, the cabinet 10 is formed by opening the inlet 12 in a circular shape on the front of the cabinet 10, the door 14 is installed in the cabinet 10 to open and close the inlet 12, the inlet In order to prevent the wash water from leaking between the 12 and the door 14, the gasket 16 is preferably provided in the cabinet 10 on the side where the inlet 12 is formed.

The outer tub 20 is installed inside the cabinet 10 and contains washing water. In the present embodiment, the outer tub 20 is formed to have a cylindrical shape with one surface blocked and fixed to the inside of the cabinet 10. ) Is supplied with the wash water, and is connected with the drainage passage 60 to discharge the wash water.

The inner tub 30 is installed in the outer tub 20 to rotate the laundry. In this embodiment, the inner tub 30 has a shape corresponding to the outer tub 20 so as to rotate inside the outer tub 20, but the inner tub is A plurality of holes h are formed in the circumferential circumferential surface of the 30 to allow the wash water contained in the outer tub 20 to flow in and out. Accordingly, while the inner tank 30 rotates inside the outer tank 20, the laundry contained in the inner tank 30 can be washed. In addition, the inner tank 30 is provided with a lift 32 on the inner surface to lift the laundry by the rotation of the inner tank 30.

The motor 40 is connected to the inner tub 30 in this embodiment is installed in the outer tub 20 so that the inner tub 30 can rotate inside the outer tub 20.

The water supply passage 50 supplies washing water to the outer tub 20. In this embodiment, the water supply passage 50 is connected to the outer tub 20 to supply the washing water to the outer tub 20, and to the outer tub 20. A valve 54 is provided to adjust the amount of wash water supplied. In addition, the water supply passage 50 is provided at one side of the cabinet 10 so that the detergent is supplied to the outer tub 20 together when the wash water is supplied, and is connected to the detergent container 18 containing the detergent.

The drainage passage 60 discharges the washing water contained in the outer tub 30. In this embodiment, the drainage passage 60 is connected to the outer tub 20 so as to discharge the washing water contained in the outer tub 20, and is discharged through the drainage passage 60. A drain is provided to control the amount of wash water. In this embodiment, the drain is made up of a pump 64.

The sensor 52 senses the temperature of the wash water. In this embodiment, the sensor 52 is installed on the water supply flow path 50 to measure the temperature of the wash water flowing through the water supply flow path 50. In addition, the sensor 52 may be directly installed in the outer tub 20 to measure the temperature of the wash water.

The control unit 70 is connected to the motor 40, the sensor 52, the valve 54 and the pump 64, and adjusts the washing strength of the laundry. In this embodiment, the control unit 70 adjusts the rotational speed or rotational time of the motor 40 and the operation of the valve 54 and the pump 64 according to the temperature of the washing water sensed by the sensor 52. .

Next, the laundry method according to the present invention will be described.

2 is a view showing an example of a laundry washing method according to the present invention, laundry washing method is a quantity detection step (S5), the first water supply step (S10), the washing step (S20), the first drainage step S30, a first dehydration step S40, a second water supply step S50, a rinsing step S60, a second drainage step S80, and a second dehydration step S90.

Quantity detection step (S5) is to detect the amount of laundry put into the inner tank 30, is measured using a known method, by the detected quantity, the whole process of washing including water supply, washing, draining, dehydration is Is determined.

The first water supply step (S10) is to supply the wash water to the outer tub 20, in the present embodiment the first water supply step (S10) is the wash water determined by measuring the amount of laundry contained in the inner tank (30) The amount of is supplied to the outer tank 20 through the water supply passage (50).

3 is a view showing an example of adjusting the strength of the laundry provided in the laundry washing method according to the present invention, the sensor 52 provided on the water supply passage 50 in the present embodiment is a first water supply step ( The temperature of the wash water supplied in S10) is measured (S1).

In FIG. 2, in the washing step S20, when the supply of the washing water to the outer tub 20 is completed through the first water supply step S10, the inner tub 30 rotates to wash the laundry. In the present embodiment, the washing step S20 is at least one of a rotation speed and a rotation time of the inner tub 30 for washing the laundry while lifting and dropping the laundry by the lift 32 while continuously rotating the motor 40. To adjust the strength of the laundry washing by adjusting according to the temperature of the wash water measured in the first water supply step (S10).

For example, referring to Figure 3, when the temperature of the wash water measured in the first water supply step (S10) is a low temperature (for example, 5 ℃) (S2), the thickness of the fabric forming the laundry is thick, laundry Rotating the inner tank 30 at a high rotational speed to determine that the washing frequency is low or for a long time (for example, if you want to wash for 30 minutes in the quantity detection step (S5), add 5 minutes to 35 minutes) The inner tub 30 is rotated (S3). On the contrary, when the temperature of the wash water measured in the first water supply step S10 is a high temperature (for example, 18 ° C.) (S2), it is determined that the thickness of the fabric constituting the laundry is thin and the frequency of washing the laundry is frequent. Rotate the inner tub 30 for a short time (for example, if it is desired to wash for 30 minutes in the quantity detection step S5, by reducing 5 minutes to 25 minutes) at a low rotational speed. (S4), the washing step (S20) is terminated.

In Figure 2, the first drainage step (S30) is to discharge the wash water contained in the outer tub 20 during the washing step (S20), washing in the outer tub 20 through the drainage passage 60 in the present embodiment The pump 64 is operated to drain the water.

The first dehydration step (S40) is to spin the inner tub 30 to dehydrate the laundry. In this embodiment, the first dewatering step (S40) is to spin the inner tub 30 at a high speed to dehydrate the laundry. At this time, the washing water dewatered from the laundry in the inner tank 30 is discharged through the outer tank 20 and the drain passage (60). In the present embodiment, the first dehydration step S40 measures at least one of a rotation speed and a rotation time of the inner tub 30 for dewatering laundry while continuously rotating the motor 40 in the first water supply step S10. The strength of the laundry dewatering can be controlled by adjusting the temperature of the washed water.

In this case, the washing stroke including the first water supply step S10, the washing step S20, the first draining step S30, and the first dewatering step S40 may be performed a plurality of times in order to increase the strength of the washing. .

The second water supply step S50 is to supply the washing water to the outer tub 20 to rinse the laundry. In the present embodiment, the second water supply step S50 is washed in the outer tub 20 through the water supply passage 50. Supply water.

The rinsing step (S60) is to rotate the laundry in the state in which the washing water is contained in the inner tank 30, in the present embodiment, the rinsing step (S60) rinsing the laundry in the washing water while rotating the laundry in the inner tank (30). In this embodiment, the rinsing step (S60) is at least one of the rotational speed and the rotation time of the inner tank 30 for rinsing the laundry while continuously rotating by the motor 40 washing measured in the first water supply step (S10) The strength of the laundry rinse is controlled by adjusting the temperature of the water.

The second drainage step S80 is to discharge the wash water contained in the outer tub 20 during the rinsing step S60. In the present embodiment, the second drainage step S80 completely drains the wash water contained in the outer tub 20. In order to discharge, the drainer 64 provided on the drain passage 60 is completely opened to discharge the wash water.

The second dehydration step (S90) is to dehydrate the laundry by rotating the inner tank 30 in which the wash water is completely drained. In the present embodiment, the second dehydration step (S90) may initially reduce the vibration caused by the eccentricity of the laundry. After the inner tank 30 is rotated at low speed and intermittently to dehydrate the laundry, it is preferable to rotate the inner tank 30 at high speed to dehydrate the laundry.

At this time, the dehydration stroke including the first dehydration step (S40) and the second dehydration step (S90) may be made a plurality of times in order to increase the strength of the washing.

The present invention has the effect of providing a laundry washing method that can improve the washing efficiency by fractionally washing the laundry, the characteristic of which varies depending on the season, by the temperature change of the wash water according to the season.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a laundry washing method that can adjust the washing strength of the laundry according to the temperature of the wash water even if the weight of the laundry is the same.

In another aspect, the present invention has the effect of providing a laundry washing method that can improve the washing efficiency by washing the laundry differently depending on the temperature of the wash water.

Claims (6)

A cabinet in which an input port through which laundry is input is formed; Installed in the cabinet, the outer tub containing the wash water; In the laundry method comprising a washing machine comprising a; an inner tank installed in the outer tank to rotate the laundry. A first step of measuring the temperature of the wash water supplied to the outer tank; And, And a second step of determining the season according to the temperature of the wash water. The method of claim 1, Washing method comprises a third step of performing the washing by adjusting the strength of the laundry to the laundry according to the determined season, laundry washing method. The method of claim 2, The third step is characterized in that for adjusting at least one of the rotational speed and the rotation time of the inner tank according to the determined season, laundry washing method. The method of claim 2, The washing method further includes detecting a quantity of laundry before the third step. The third step is to wash the laundry by adjusting the washing strength of the laundry in consideration of the detected amount and the determined season of the second step. A cabinet in which an input port through which laundry is input is formed; Installed in the cabinet, the outer tub containing the wash water; In the laundry method comprising a washing machine comprising a; an inner tank installed in the outer tank to rotate the laundry. A first step of supplying wash water to laundry; A second step of measuring the temperature of the supplied washing water; And, And a third step of determining the thickness of the laundry or the frequency of washing the laundry according to the temperature of the washing water. The method of claim 5, wherein Prior to the first step, further comprising the steps of: sensing the amount of laundry; And washing the laundry by adjusting the washing strength of the laundry in consideration of the detected quantity and the thickness of the laundry in the third step or the frequency of washing the laundry.

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