WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

专利名称：WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR

CONTROLLING SAME

发明人：LEE, Jae Poong,CHOI, Seung Hun,HA, Yo

Chul,CHAI, Chang Joo

申请号：EP16837259.7申请日：20160810公开号：EP3287557A4公开日：20180530

摘要：Provided are a washing machine in which an auxiliary door can be safely andconveniently used, and a method of controlling the same. The auxiliary door throughwhich laundry can be additionally put into the washing machine, is provided, and theauxiliary door can be safely locked/unlocked. Because an open/closed state of theauxiliary door can be indirectly determined through a locking/unlocking operation of theauxiliary door, even when a door opening/closing detecting device has broken down, theauxiliary door can be safely used. In addition, the auxiliary door is unlocked by default andconditions on which the auxiliary door is locked for safety if necessary, are minimizedduring an operation of the washing machine so that use convenience of the auxiliary doorcan be enhanced, and a locked state of the auxiliary door is maintained according to theamount of laundry so that the laundry can be safely put into the washing machine.Furthermore, when the auxiliary door is opened during an operation of the washingmachine, the weight of the laundry can be detected again and a washing performance ofthe added laundry can be guaranteed through additional supply of water and timeincrease so that a user's reliance on a product can be enhanced.

申请人：Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

地址：129, Samsung-ro Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 KR

国籍：KR

代理机构：Walaski, Jan Filip

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