Washing machine
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1. A washing machine for executing a laundry treatment operation including a wash, a rinse, and a spin-dry, the washing machine comprising:
- a time setting unit to set an operation time;
a water level setting unit to set a water supply level; and
a controller to control the laundry treatment operation, so as to be completed before expiration of the operation time set by the time setting unit, by adjusting at least one of;
a level of water supplied to a washing tub for at least one of the wash and the rinse,a number of times the rinse is executed, andan execution time of the spin-dry,wherein the controller provides a range of operation times, selectable through the time setting unit, based on the water supply level set through the water level setting unit,wherein the controller adjusts an acceleration gradient of the washing tub during the spin-dry according to the operation time set through the time setting unit, andwherein the controller increases the acceleration gradient of the washing tub, as the operation time set through the time setting unit decreases.
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Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a time setting unit configured to set an operation time, and a controller configured to control the laundry treatment operation so as to be terminated before expiration of the operating time by adjusting at least one of a level of water supplied to a washing tub to execute at least one of the wash and the rinse, a number of times of executing the rinse and an execution time of the spin-dry, according to the operation time set through the time setting unit.
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1. A washing machine for executing a laundry treatment operation including a wash, a rinse, and a spin-dry, the washing machine comprising:
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a time setting unit to set an operation time; a water level setting unit to set a water supply level; and a controller to control the laundry treatment operation, so as to be completed before expiration of the operation time set by the time setting unit, by adjusting at least one of; a level of water supplied to a washing tub for at least one of the wash and the rinse, a number of times the rinse is executed, and an execution time of the spin-dry, wherein the controller provides a range of operation times, selectable through the time setting unit, based on the water supply level set through the water level setting unit, wherein the controller adjusts an acceleration gradient of the washing tub during the spin-dry according to the operation time set through the time setting unit, and wherein the controller increases the acceleration gradient of the washing tub, as the operation time set through the time setting unit decreases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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