Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laundry amount sensing apparatus and method for washing machine
- Patent Title (中): 衣物量检测装置及洗衣机方法
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Application No.: US11515423Application Date: 2006-09-05
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Publication No.: US07654118B2Publication Date: 2010-02-02
- Inventor: Dong-Soo Lee , Dong-Won Kim
- Applicant: Dong-Soo Lee , Dong-Won Kim
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
- Priority: KR10-2005-0082322 20050905
- Main IPC: D06F33/00
- IPC: D06F33/00

Abstract:
The present invention discloses a laundry amount sensing apparatus and method for a washing machine. The laundry amount sensing apparatus for the washing machine in which a tub is inclined at a predetermined angle in a non-load state includes a control unit that senses an inclination of the tub, determines a laundry amount corresponding to the sensed inclination of the tub, and controls a spin-drying speed according to the selected laundry amount.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070050916A1 Laundry amount sensing apparatus and method for washing machine Public/Granted day:2007-03-08
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