Patent ID: 9249534
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: supplying wash water into a tub during at least one of wash cycle or rinse cycle, the tub being provided in a cabinet; rotating a drum having laundry; pumping the wash water to a first spray nozzle and a second spray nozzle when the drum is rotated; and spraying the wash water into the drum in a plurality of directions by the first and second spray nozzles, wherein the first and second spray nozzles, provided at a gasket located between the cabinet and the tub, spray wash water into the drum, wherein the first and second spray nozzles are provided below an axis of rotation of the drum and separated from each other by a prescribed angle relative to the axis, at least one of the first spray nozzle or the second spray nozzles having a first surface and a plurality of guides on the first surface, the fluid being guided by at least one of the first nozzle or the second nozzle is sprayed into the drum, and wherein the guides comprise a plurality of grooves continuously arranged in the first surface and extending in a wash water flow direction.