Laundry treating apparatus and control method thereof

• Main Authors: JUNG JONGSEOK, LEE JIHONG, KIM BYUNGSUN, SANG MINKYU
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 05.07.2019
• Subjects: FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

A laundry treatment apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. A water supply time is controlled, the supply of water is performed in a stepwise manner, and detergent or fabric softener isintroduced into a tub without remaining in a detergent introduction unit using a siphon phenomenon. Consequently, it is possible to secure the time necessary for the water from the detergent introduction unit to be introduced into the tub through D water supply control such that the detergent or the fabric softener in the detergent introduction unit is introduced into the tub together with the water in the detergent introduction unit, to control the supply of water irrespective of the amount of water remaining in the 5 detergent introduction unit in order to remove remaining water from the detergent introduction unit, and to prevent the detergent introduction unit from being contaminated due to remaining water or from becoming clogged. 本发明涉及衣物处理装置及其控制方法。在本发明的衣物处理装置中，通过调节供水时间来阶段性地进行供水，并利用虹吸现象，使洗衣剂或衣物柔顺剂全部投入到外桶而不会残留