WASHING MACHINE WITH CHILDREN SAFETY FEATURE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE WASHING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:EP3798346A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-31

    申请号:EP20186750.4

    申请日:2020-07-20

    发明人: KOO, Jain

    摘要: Disclosed are a washing machine (1000) and a control method thereof, capable of preventing occurrence of an accident related to a child or a pet being inside a washing tub (10). A washing machine (1000) according to the present disclosure includes a concentration sensing part (100) configured to a sense a concentration of a specific component in air measured inside or outside the washing tub (10), a controller (300) configured to switch the door (20) and the washing tub (10) to a safe mode based on the concentration of the specific component sensed by the concentration sensing part (100), and a release signal detector (400) configured to detect a release signal for switching the door (20) and the washing tub (10), which have been switched to the safe mode by the controller (300), back to a normal mode.