US20110154580A1 - Washing method and washing machine - Google Patents

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US20110154580A1
US20110154580A1 US12/977,148 US97714810A US2011154580A1 US 20110154580 A1 US20110154580 A1 US 20110154580A1 US 97714810 A US97714810 A US 97714810A US 2011154580 A1 US2011154580 A1 US 2011154580A1
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Changoh Kim
Jaehyun Kim
Jaewon Chang
Jongmin Lee
Sangheon Lee
YoungHo Kim
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Priority claimed from KR1020090130105A external-priority patent/KR101709474B1/ko
Priority claimed from KR1020090130104A external-priority patent/KR20110072976A/ko
Priority claimed from KR1020090130968A external-priority patent/KR101696708B1/ko
Priority claimed from KR1020090130972A external-priority patent/KR101669489B1/ko
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F35/00—Washing machines, apparatus, or methods not otherwise provided for
    • D06F35/005—Methods for washing, rinsing or spin-drying
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F1/00—Washing receptacles
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/08—Liquid supply or discharge arrangements
    • D06F39/088—Liquid supply arrangements

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  • An agitator type washing machine performs washing by left and right rotation of a washing agitator projecting upward in the center of a wash tub
  • a pulsator type washing machine performs washing by employing friction between whirling water and laundry through rotating left and right a round plate shaped rotating wing formed on the bottom of a wash tub
  • a drum type washing machine performs washing by rotating a drum filled with water, detergent, and laundry.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the washing machine of FIG. 1 ;
  • the bleach valve 131 d supplies wash water to the detergent box 133 through the fourth water supply hose 162 . Wash water supplied by the bleach valve 131 d is mixed with bleach in the detergent box 133 and is supplied into the tub 122 through the water supply pipe 134 .
  • the first nozzle 127 and the second nozzle 150 may be disposed at a position offset from the centerline of the drum 124 .
  • the wash water may act upon the entire inner wall 124 a of the drum 124 and a portion of the rear wall 124 b, or the wash water may act upon the entire inner wall 124 a of the drum 124 and the entire rear wall 124 b.
  • FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a washing machine according to an embodiment.
  • the laundry load sensing 211 a is sensing the amount of laundry (hereinafter, referred to as ‘laundry load’) housed in the drum 124 .
  • the laundry load may be measured by various methods. In the present embodiment, the laundry load is measured by a method in which the controller 141 measures deceleration time after the drum 124 is rotated at a certain rate for a certain time.
  • no balancing is specially performed between the eco-rinsing 228 and the main-spinning 229 by accelerating the drum 124 of the eco-rinsing 228 without stopping the drum 124 or reducing the RPM of the drum 124 .
  • the eco-rinsing 228 and the main-spinning 229 are continuously performed without the balancing, the whole washing time can be reduced and the damage of the laundry can be reduced.
  • the controller 141 calculates the flow rate of the wash water supplied through the second water supply valve 131 b. Because the flow rate of wash water is determined by water pressure and flow resistance, the flow rate of wash water supplied through the pre-valve 131 c may be different from the flow rate of wash water supplied through the bleach valve 131 d. Accordingly, the controller 141 calculates the flow rate of wash water sprayed into the drum 124 through the second water supply valve 131 b, based on the flow rate of wash water supplied through the pre-valve 131 c and the flow rate of wash water supplied through the bleach valve 131 d.
  • liquid begins to flow within the valve body 11 at the second passage 22 and passes the third passage 23 to be discharged through the first outlet portion 14 , thereby activating only the second routed passage 31 b.
  • a flow routing valve 10 has the first inlet portion 12 and the second inlet portion 13 respectively formed in one flow routing valve 10 , and the two water supply hoses 201 and 202 are connected to the 2 inlet portions 12 and 13 , respectively, to ultimately discharge wash water through the first outlet portion 14 , the second outlet portion 15 , and the third outlet portion 16 , to realize the same effect as that produced by 3 valves.
  • the pre-valve function is required.
  • the second outlet portion 14 from the structure of the flow routing valve 10 may be open to supply wash water to the detergent box 133 without passing detergent, and the remaining valves 205 , 206 , and 15 and 16 of 10 may be closed.
  • the washing machine 100 when the washing machine 100 according to the present invention is required to perform a final rinsing cycle (from among the wash cycles) for supplying fabric softener in a final rinsing cycle to laundry within the drum 124 , the first water supply valve and pre-valve functions are simultaneously required.
  • the first water supply valve 206 and the first outlet portion 14 may be simultaneously open to supply wash water to the portion 133 c of the detergent box 133 containing fabric softener, and the remaining valves 205 and 15 and 16 of 10 may be closed.
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KR10-2009-0130105 2009-12-23
KR10-2009-0130102 2009-12-23
KR1020090130102A KR101617290B1 (ko) 2009-12-23 2009-12-23 세탁 방법 및 세탁기
KR1020090130105A KR101709474B1 (ko) 2009-12-23 2009-12-23 세탁 방법 및 세탁기
KR1020090130104A KR20110072976A (ko) 2009-12-23 2009-12-23 세탁 방법 및 세탁기
KR10-2009-0130104 2009-12-23
KR10-2009-0130972 2009-12-24
KR1020090130968A KR101696708B1 (ko) 2009-12-24 2009-12-24 세탁 방법 및 세탁기
KR10-2009-0130968 2009-12-24
KR1020090130972A KR101669489B1 (ko) 2009-12-24 2009-12-24 유로변경밸브 및 이를 포함하는 세탁물 처리기기

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