摘要 |
The present invention provides a method of sanitizing a laundry care machine 1, wherein the laundry care machine 1 includes: a housing 2; a laundry feed port 3 disposed on the housing 2; a machine door 4, used to open and close the feed port 3; a tub 5 mounted inside the housing 2; a drum 6 mounted inside the tub 5 and in spatial communication with the tub 5; a motor 7, used to control rotation of the drum 6; a hot air supply apparatus 8, used to provide hot air into the tub 5; a seal ring 9 disposed between the machine door 4 and the tub 5, wherein the bottom of the seal ring 9 has a drainage channel 10 in fluid connection with the tub 5; and a control apparatus 11; wherein the method comprises: (a) upon having the drum 6 empty of laundry, controlling, by the control apparatus 11, the hot air supply apparatus 8 to provide hot air into the tub 5; and (b) controlling, by the control apparatus 11, the motor 7 so that the drum 6 rotates in a set rotation speed. The invention also relates to a laundry care machine 1 adapted for executing a process according to this method. |