Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine and control method of washing machine
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Application No.: US16283244Application Date: 2019-02-22
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Publication No.: US11124911B2Publication Date: 2021-09-21
- Inventor: Beomjun Kim , Woore Kim , Sangwook Hong
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0022113 20180223
- Main IPC: D06F39/00
- IPC: D06F39/00 ; D06F33/00 ; D06F34/28 ; D06F39/04 ; D06F25/00 ; D06F58/26 ; D06F37/42 ; D06F58/30 ; D06F58/50 ; D06F105/28

Abstract:
A washing machine includes: a tub; a drum; an induction heater disposed in a position spaced apart from the drum and configured to heat the drum; an input power source; a relay configured to interrupt a current applied to the coil of the induction heater from the input power source; a first processor configured to control the relay; and a safety device connected to a circuit connecting the first processor and the relay. The safety device includes: a first thermostat configured to operate according to a temperature of a first air between the drum and the tub, and open the circuit when the temperature of the first air is a first safety control temperature; and a thermal fuse configured to operate according to a temperature of a second air outside the tub, and open the circuit when the temperature of the second air is a second safety control temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190264370A1 WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2019-08-29
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