Abstract:
A laundry treating apparatus (100) including a cabinet (1) comprising a laundry introduction hole (11) formed therein to introduce laundry, a drum (3) rotatably provided in the cabinet (1), the drum (3) comprising a drum introduction hole (311), formed in a front surface thereof, in communication with the laundry introduction hole (11), at least three main balancers (55) provided in the drum (3) defining a space where liquid is stored, the balancers (55) being spaced apart at preset angle intervals with respect to a rotation axis of the drum (3), and a sub balancer(53) provided at the drum (3) to provide a circulation of the liquid, the sub balancer(53) increasing load of the drum (3) locally by flowing the liquid stored in the circulation passage to the lowest point of a drum rotation locus based on a rotation speed of the drum (3).
Abstract:
A laundry treatment apparatus (100) including a rotatable drum (3) in which laundry is stored, at least three balancers (55) mounted to the drum (3) so as to be spaced apart from one another by the same angle around a rotation center of the drum (3). Liquid is introduced into and discharged from the balancers (55) via a feeder (57) supplying the liquid and a flow path structure mounted to the drum (3) to guide liquid supplied from the feeder (57) to the balancer (55) located in a direction for removal of unbalance of the drum (3).
Abstract:
A laundry treatment apparatus (100) including at least three balancers (55) fixed to a drum (3) such that they are spaced apart from one another at regular angular intervals around a rotational center of the drum (3), each of the at least three balancers (55) being divided into a front chamber (F) close to the front side of the drum (3) and a rear chamber (R) close to a rear side of the drum (3) for accommodation of liquid and including a guide channel member for guiding liquid to the rear chamber (R), a channel unit comprising a first channel member for supplying liquid to the front chambers (F) of the balancers (55) and a second channel member for supplying liquid to the guide channel members of the balancers (55), and a supply unit capable of concurrently supplying liquid to both the first and second channel members or of selectively supplying liquid to one of the first and second channel members is disclosed.
Abstract:
A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a first introduction port, a tub disposed in the cabinet and having a second introduction port concentrically positioned with respect to the first introduction port, a cabinet door mounted on the cabinet so as to open and close the first introduction port, and a tub door mounted on the tub so as to open and close the second introduction port, wherein the tub door includes at least one rotating shaft spaced apart from a rotating shaft of the cabinet door.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing laundry, the apparatus comprising: a cabinet forming an outer shell; a drum rotatably provided in the interior of the cabinet to accommodate laundry water; a driving unit for generating rotational power to rotate the drum; a power transmission unit, provided on one surface of the drum, for transmitting the rotational power generated in the drive unit to the drum so as to rotate along with the drum; and one or more balancers provided on the inner circumferential surface of the drum, wherein the water is selectively supplied to the interior of the balancer to mitigate the state of imbalance that occurs in the drum.
Abstract:
A laundry treating apparatus (100) including a cabinet (1) comprising a laundry introduction hole (11) formed therein to introduce laundry, a drum (3) rotatably provided in the cabinet (1), the drum (3) comprising a drum introduction hole (311), formed in a front surface thereof, in communication with the laundry introduction hole (11), at least three main balancers (55) provided in the drum (3) defining a space where liquid is stored, the balancers (55) being spaced apart at preset angle intervals with respect to a rotation axis of the drum (3), and a sub balancer(53) provided at the drum (3) to provide a circulation of the liquid, the sub balancer(53) increasing load of the drum (3) locally by flowing the liquid stored in the circulation passage to the lowest point of a drum rotation locus based on a rotation speed of the drum (3).
Abstract:
A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a first introduction port, a tub, which is disposed in the cabinet and which has a second introduction port concentrically positioned with respect to the first introduction port, a cabinet door mounted on the cabinet so as to open and close the first introduction port, a tub door mounted on the tub so as to open and close the second introduction port, and a lock-releasing unit for releasing the locked state of the tub door when the cabinet door is opened.
Abstract:
A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus including: a cabinet (1) including a laundry opening into which laundry having mass is introduced; a drum (3) rotatably placed within the cabinet to store the laundry therein, the drum including a drum opening communicating with the laundry opening; and a balancing unit (5) to attenuate unbalance of the drum caused by non uniform mass distribution of the laundry by locally increasing load of the drum via supply of liquid to the balancing unit, wherein the balancing unit (5) includes: a feeder (57) for supplying liquid; at least three balancers (55) for being mounted on a drum of said apparatus, being configured to store liquid supplied from the feeder (57), wherein the balancers are disposed to be spaced apart from one another by a same angle along the circumference of the drum; a flow path structure for being mounted on a side surface of the drum to guide the liquid supplied from the feeder (57) to said balancers (55), the method comprising: determining a drum region where the unbalance inducing laundry is located by measuring frequency of rotation of the drum (3); determining whether or not the unbalance inducing laundry has passed a position where the feeder (57) is located; if the unbalance inducing laundry has passed the feeder (57), determining whether or not the drum (3) has rotated by a predetermined standby angle (D) thereafter; and if the drum (3) reaches the standby angle (D), supplying liquid from the feeder (57) until the drum (3) is rotated by a predetermined supply angle (S).
Abstract:
A balancing unit for a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: a feeder (57) for supplying liquid; at least three balancers (55) for being mounted on a drum of said apparatus, being configured to store liquid supplied from the feeder (57), wherein the balancers are disposed to be spaced apart from one another by a same angle along the circumference of the drum; a flow path structure for being mounted on a side surface of the drum to guide the liquid supplied from the feeder (57) to said balancers (55), wherein the flow path structure includes a first flow path (51) having: a first flow path body (511) for defining a liquid storage space; and first flow path dividers (515) arranged to divide the liquid storage space into same number of subspaces as said balancers (55), and wherein the first flow path dividers (515) are respectively positioned at an inlet (557) of said balancers (55).
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a garment processing device, the method comprising: a foreign-material separating step of rotating a drum rotatably provided inside a tub that stores water such that friction occurs between garments inside the drum and the water; a drain step of discharging the water inside the tub to the outside of the tub; a first maintenance step of maintaining the rate of rotation of the drum, after same has reached a preconfigured first rate, at the first rate; a first measurement step of measuring the degree of imbalance occurring in the drum while the drum rotates at the first rate; a second maintenance step of increasing the rate of rotation of the drum to a predetermined second rate, if a first measured value measured in the first measurement step is equal to/below a preconfigured first reference value, and then maintaining same at the second rate; a second measurement step of measuring the degree of imbalance occurring in the drum while the drum rotates at the second rate; stopping the drum from rotating if a second measured value measured in the second measurement step is equal to/below a preconfigured second reference value; and a dewatering step of accelerating the drum to a third rate configured to be higher than the second rate, thereby removing water from the garments. The dewatering step is stopped if the degree of imbalance of the drum measured during the drum is accelerated to the third rate is larger than a predetermined imbalance reference value, and the imbalance reference value is configured on the basis of the second measured value.