Patent ID: 9085843
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A control method of a laundry machine, the laundry machine comprising a duct in communication with a tub and/or drum, a heater, a nozzle, and a blower which are each installed within the duct, and a controller, the method comprising: activating, via the controller, the heater to produce heat; performing a steam generation by directly supplying water to the heater; supplying the generated steam into the tub and/or drum; and initiating, via the controller, an adjustment to vary an implementation time of the heater activation based on an actual voltage of power supplied to the laundry machine, wherein the heater activation comprises: performing a first heating to heat only the heater without actuation of the nozzle and the blower; and performing a second heating to heat the heater while actuating the blower installed in the duct, wherein the implementation time of the heater activation is varied by varying an implementation time of the first heating.