摘要 |
The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine (1) comprising an outer casing (2), a rotatable drum (3), which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the outer casing (2) and is structured to receive the laundry to be treated, a laundry treating course select unit (7) provided for an operator to select a laundry treating course to be performed; laundry treating course having a nominal total course duration (tn), and comprising a plurality of laundry treating phases/steps, each having a nominal duration (tc(i), tp(i)); a time input unit (8) provided for an operator to input an end-time value (tu), which is indicative of a time at which, or in which, the laundry treating course has to be ended; a start input unit (9) provided for an operator to input a course start command; a controller (5) configured to automatically start performing a selected laundry treating course based on a inputted course start command and an inputted end- time value (tu); during the of said laundry treating course, determine a treating phase time information which is related to actual duration (ta(i)) which a monitored laundry treating phase/step (i) spent to be completed, vary, with respect to its nominal value (tc(i), tp(i)), the duration of laundry treating phases/steps (i+1) to be performed following the monitored laundry treating phase/step (i), based on the determined treating phases/steps time information, in such a way to cause the laundry treating course to end at/in said end-time value (tu) set by operator. |