WASHING MACHINE HAVING LAMP DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a lamp device with LED mounted to a gasket for lighting an inside of the washing machine, and a method for controlling the same. For this, the present invention provides a washing machine including a cabinet having a door on a front, a tub in the tub for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a gasket mounted to connect openings of the door and the tub, and a lamp device provided to the gasket. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for controlling a washing machine including a first step for turning on LEDs in a lamp device for lighting an inside of the washing machine upon reception of an order of turning on a lighting through an LED input unit, and a second step for turning off the LEDs upon reception of an order of turning off the lighting through the LED input unit after the first step.