公开(公告)号：US20200071873A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16492772

申请日：2018-03-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Min-hee KANG ,  Sung-gyu SHIN ,  Hong-Yeol LEE ,  Hyung-sub LIM ,  Seung-hun CHOI

IPC: D06F58/28 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F25/00

Abstract: A washing machine and a control method therefor are disclosed. The washing machine according to the present invention comprises: a drum for receiving laundry; a drying unit for adjusting the temperature of air in the drum so as to dry the laundry; a filter unit for filtering lint generated from the laundry; a cleaning unit for cleaning the filter unit; and a control unit for controlling the cleaning unit such that the filter unit is periodically cleaned during rotation of the drum. Accordingly, the washing machine can reduce the amount of lint generated from laundry during a drying process. Further, the washing machine according to the disclosure periodically cleans a filter for filtering lint generated from laundry, so as to facilitate circulation of air in the drum during a drying process, thereby improving the drying efficiency.