WASHING MACHINE HAVING REMINDING FUNCTION FOR PREVENTING CLOTHING FROM FADING AND METHOD

• Main Authors: SONG HUACHENG, XU SHENG, YIN JUNMING, CHEN YULING
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 24.04.2017
• Subjects: FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

빨래의 탈색경보기능을 탑재한 세탁기 및 그 방법으로서 세탁수를 담는데 쓰이는 외부실린더(2)를 포함한다. 세탁기에는 세탁수의 색깔을 측정하는 칼라센서(5)가 설치되어 있으며 세탁과정에서의 세탁수 색깔의 변화에 근거하여 빨래의 탈색여부를 판단한다. 세탁수의 색깔을 측정함으로써 세탁수의 색깔의 변화에 근거하여 빨래의 탈색여부를 판단하는 목적을 달성하는바 판단의 영활성과 정확도를 높이며 탈색하는 빨래가 세탁수를 오염시킴으로써 기타 빨래를 2차오염시키는 현상을 방지한다. A washing machine having a reminding function for preventing clothing from fading, comprising: an outer drum (2) for accommodating washing water; a color sensor (5) arranged on the washing machine and detecting the color of the washing water, so that according to changes in the color of the washing water in a washing process, it is determined whether the clothing being washed is fading or not. Detection of the color of the washing water achieves the aim of determining, according to the changes in the color of the washing water, whether the clothing being washed is fading or not, thereby improving the sensitivity and accuracy of determination, and preventing a situation wherein fading clothing contaminates the washing water then causes secondary contamination of other clothing being washed.