METHOD OF REMOVING FUNGUS IN WASHING MACHINE

• US 20090301524A1
• Filed: 06/08/2009
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Park, Hyo Joon
• Application Number:
  US12/480,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20090301524A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/18
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/00 Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B6/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2101/20 Operation modes, e.g. delicate laundry washing programs, service modes or refreshment cycles
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/54 Changing between normal operation mode and special operation modes, e.g. service mode, component cleaning mode or stand-by mode
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 33/43 Control of cleaning or disinfection of washing machine parts, e.g. of tubs

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of removing a fungus in a washing machine. The method includes determining whether a fungus removal mode is selected, and executing the fungus removal mode if the fungus removal mode is selected.

Claims

1. A method of removing a fungus in a washing machine, comprising:

determining whether a fungus removal mode is selected; and

executing the fungus removal mode if the fungus removal mode is selected.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a washing mode is selected after the fungus removal mode is executed; and

executing the washing mode if the washing mode is selected.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting input of a fungicide into a fungicide container using a sensor provided to the fungicide container, if the fungus removal mode is not selected; and

executing the fungus removal mode when the input of the fungicide into the fungicide container is detected.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether the washing mode is selected after the fungus removal mode is executed; and

executing the washing mode if the washing mode is selected.