公开(公告)号：US20230193543A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17953922

申请日：2022-09-27

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungjong KIM ,  Hooijoong KIM ,  Junhyun PARK ,  Moohyung LEE

IPC: D06F33/48 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/50 ,  G01M99/00

CPC classification number: D06F33/48 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/50 ,  G01M99/005 ,  D06F2103/26

Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus for identifying a noise course in which abnormal noise occurs, the clothes treatment apparatus including: a frame forming a skeleton of a cabinet; a cover plate surrounding the frame to form an external appearance of the cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; a drum motor configured to rotate the drum; and a vibration sensor provided on the frame.

公开(公告)号：US20230175187A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US17955762

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wonjae HAN ,  Jeonggi HONG ,  Sungjong KIM ,  Hooijoong KIM ,  Sukwoo PARK ,  Jaepoong LEE ,  Sooyeon JIN

IPC: D06F34/08 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/47

CPC classification number: D06F34/08 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F2103/42

Abstract: A washing machine for controlling optimal operating revolutions per minute (rpm) of a drain pump in a draining course and a dehydrating course includes a washing tub; a drain pump configured to drain water in the washing tub; a pump motor configured to operate the drain pump; an inverter circuit configured to supply a driving current to the pump motor to operate the drain pump; and a controller configured to control the inverter circuit to supply reference power to the pump motor in response to starting a draining course, determine reference revolutions per minute (rpm) based on average rpm of the pump motor during a preset period of time, and control the inverter circuit to operate the pump motor at the reference rpm in response to the determining of the reference rpm.

公开(公告)号：US20240426043A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18767338

申请日：2024-07-09

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Eunkyeong KWAK ,  Taehyung KIM ,  Minhwan OH ,  Sungjong KIM

IPC: D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/52 ,  D06F103/02

Abstract: A clothing dryer is provided. The clothing dryer includes a water tray provided to store residual water including condensate generated by drying of laundry, a drain pump provided to pump the residual water in the water tray to an outside, a sensor provided to detect a residual water amount of the condensate stored in the water tray, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the clothing dryer to control a drain processing speed of the drain pump, and control the drain pump so that the drain processing speed is slower when the residual water amount of the condensate is smaller than a first threshold level than when the residual water amount of the condensate is larger than or equal to the first threshold level, based on residual water data provided by the sensor, wherein the drain processing speed is determined by at least one of a rotational speed of the drain pump or a driving time of the drain pump.

公开(公告)号：US20240167209A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18370119

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Eunkyeong KWAK ,  Taehyung KIM ,  Minhwan OH ,  Sungjong KIM

IPC: D06F29/00 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F33/32 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/36

CPC classification number: D06F29/005 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F33/32 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/36 ,  D06F2105/46

Abstract: A method of controlling a clothes treating system including a first clothes treating apparatus electrically connected to a second clothes treating apparatus, the method including obtaining information about an operation course of the first clothes treating apparatus and an operation course of the second clothes treating apparatus; identifying a priority between the operation course of the first clothes treating apparatus and the operation course of the second clothes treating apparatus based on the obtained information about the operation course of the first clothes treating apparatus and the obtained information about the operation course of the second clothes treating apparatus; and changing an algorithm of the operation course of the first clothes treating apparatus or the operation course of the second clothes treating apparatus based on the identified priority between the operation courses of the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20240068146A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18340526

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmo LEE ,  Junhyun PARK ,  Sungjong KIM ,  Seunghoon KIM ,  Haneal LEE

IPC: D06F33/40 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/48 ,  D06F34/16 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F39/12

CPC classification number: D06F33/40 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/48 ,  D06F34/16 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F39/125 ,  D06F2105/48

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a cabinet on a front side thereof with an inlet through which laundry is input; a tub inside the cabinet and having an opening corresponding to the inlet; a drum rotatably inside the tub; a motor configured to provide power for rotating the drum; a first vibration sensor configured to detect vibration generated from the tub; a second vibration sensor configured to detect vibration generated from the cabinet; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to perform a spin-drying process according to a spin-drying profile defined by a rotational speed of the drum, and to control rotation of the drum based on a first vibration value corresponding to an output of the first vibration sensor and a second vibration value corresponding to an output of the second vibration sensor during a spin-drying process.

公开(公告)号：US20230407542A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18300270

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jeonggi HONG ,  Wonjae HAN ,  Sungjong KIM ,  Hooijoong KIM ,  Hansol YOUN ,  Sooyeon JIN

IPC: D06F33/48 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/36 ,  D06F33/44 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F33/40

CPC classification number: D06F33/48 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/245 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/36 ,  D06F33/44 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F33/40 ,  D06F2105/08

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine and a method of controlling the same, the washing machine including: a tub provided to accommodate water therein; a rotating tub rotatably installed inside the tub; a ball balancer provided in the rotating tub; a washing motor configured to rotate the rotating tub; a drain motor configured to drain water from the tub; and a controller configured to; based on completing a washing cycle or a rinsing cycle, drive the drain motor; based on a water level in the tub reaching a first water level threshold, drive the washing motor for a first period of time; and based on the first period of time elapsing, stop the washing motor and the drain motor.

公开(公告)号：US20230349087A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18347103

申请日：2023-07-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hooijoong KIM ,  Haneal LEE ,  Sungjong KIM

IPC: D06F34/16

CPC classification number: D06F34/16 ,  D06F2103/26

Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum rotatably arranged within the tub, a drum motor for rotating the drum, a vibration sensor for sensing the vibration of the tub, and a control unit which maintains the rotation speed of the drum motor on the basis that the sensing value of the vibration sensor reaches a certain predetermined value during a dehydration operation, and which continuously maintains or increases the rotation speed of the drum motor based on the variation value of the sensing value of the vibration sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20250075393A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18799302

申请日：2024-08-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jongha PARK ,  Gyusung NA ,  Sungjong KIM ,  Hangyeol KIM ,  Jaeyoung SHIN

IPC: D06F34/16 ,  D06F33/48 ,  D06F103/26

Abstract: A washing machine has a tub, a drum configured to be rotatable inside the tub, a weight balancer coupled to the tub, a vibration sensor configured to detect vibration of the tub while the drum is rotating, and at least one processor configured to determine whether a weight balancer is damaged based on a difference between a magnitude of the detected vibration of the tub at a fundamental frequency corresponding to a rotational speed of the drum and a magnitude of the detected vibration of the tub at a harmonic frequency of the fundamental frequency.

公开(公告)号：US20220251759A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17712369

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dongik LEE ,  Dongwoon LIM ,  Jeomgap KIM ,  Sungjong KIM ,  Jeonggi HONG

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F23/04

Abstract: A washing machine which includes a tub, a drum rotatably inside the tub, a pulsator rotatable inside the drum at a bottom of the drum, and an agitator to be connected to an upper portion of the pulsator, where the agitator includes an agitator body, a rinse case to be installed in the agitator body, and to accommodate a rinse, the rinse case being detachable from the agitator body, and a plate spaced from the rinse case along a downward direction of the rinse case, and located lower than a maximum water level of water to be supplied to the tub.