Method of controlling wobbling washing machine
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a wobbling washing machine having a washing plate and a motor which wobbles the washing plate, the method comprising:
- performing a washing operation to wash laundry, including wobbling the washing plate;
performing a rinsing operation to rinse the laundry, including wobbling the washing plate; and
performing a disentangling operation to disentangle the laundry by wobbling the washing plate, wherein the wobbling of the washing plate during the disentangling operation is performed at a higher wobbling speed than that of the rinsing or the washing operation.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a wobbling washing machine which performs a washing operation, a rinsing operation, and a disentangling operation by wobbling a washing plate. The disentangling operation includes wobbling the washing plate at a speed higher than a wobbling speed of the washing plate for performing the washing or rinsing operation. The method allows a load of laundry to be effectively disentangled by a wobbling action of the washing plate at a motor'"'"'s rotating speed which is preset to be higher than the motor'"'"'s rotating speed at the washing or rinsing operation. The method further includes performing the disentangling operation before and after each of a first spin-drying operation and a final spin-drying operation to further minimize tangling of the laundry.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a wobbling washing machine having a washing plate and a motor which wobbles the washing plate, the method comprising:
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performing a washing operation to wash laundry, including wobbling the washing plate;
performing a rinsing operation to rinse the laundry, including wobbling the washing plate; and
performing a disentangling operation to disentangle the laundry by wobbling the washing plate, wherein the wobbling of the washing plate during the disentangling operation is performed at a higher wobbling speed than that of the rinsing or the washing operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a washing machine having a washing plate and a motor which drives the washing plate, the method comprising:
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performing a washing operation to wash laundry;
performing a rinsing operation to rinse the laundry; and
performing a disentangling operation to disentangle the laundry, wherein;
the washing plate is driven by the motor during the washing, rinsing and disentangling operations, and the driving of the motor during the disentangling operation is performed at a higher speed than that of the washing or the rinsing operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet which defines an appearance of the washing machine;
a water tub which is set in the cabinet;
a spin-drying tub which is set in the water tub;
a washing plate which generates a washing force to wash laundry;
a motor which drives the washing plate; and
a controller which controls a disentangling operation of the washing machine to disentangle the laundry, wherein the controller controls the motor so as to have a rotating speed of the washing plate during the disentangling operation be higher than that during a washing or a rinsing operation of the washing machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium encoded with operating instructions for implementing a method of controlling a washing machine having a washing plate and a motor which drives the washing plate, performed by a computer, the method comprising:
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performing a washing operation to wash laundry;
performing a rinsing operation to rinse the laundry; and
performing a disentangling operation to disentangle the laundry, wherein;
the washing plate is driven by the motor during the washing, rinsing and disentangling operations, and the driving of the motor during the disentangling operation is performed at a higher speed than that of the washing or the rinsing operation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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