A washing machine and a control method thereof in which laundry is washed in a state of being directly heated by steam. The washing machine includes a microcomputer (61) for controlling the overall operation of the washing machine to wash laundry by using steam. The microcomputer controls operations of wetting (130) laundry with a small amount of water prior to generation of steam, uniformly spraying (160) detergent over the wet laundry, and injecting (190) steam onto the laundry. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a reduction in the amount of water to be used and a reduction in wash time while preventing the laundry from being stained or damaged during the wash operation using steam.
申请公布号
EP1555339(A2)
申请公布日期
2005.07.20
申请号
EP20040254976
申请日期
2004.08.19
申请人
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
发明人
KIM, HYUN SOOK;PARK, SEON WOO;KIM, HYUNG GYOON;PYO, SANG YEON;YANG, HYE SOON;PARK, JAE RYONG;OAK, SEONG MIN;CHOI, SEUNG JU;YANG, BYOUNG YULL