Patent ID: 8776296
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A controlling method of a washing machine comprising: a washing step for washing laundry accommodated in a drum provided in the washing machine, the washing step comprising a first washing step; primarily rinsing the washed laundry and an inside of the drum immediately after the washing step, by supplying clean wash water only to a minimum water level in which the laundry is submerged; primarily dewatering the rinsed laundry using a centrifugal force caused by rotating the drum; and secondarily rinsing the dewatered laundry, using clean wash water, wherein the minimum water level is not higher than a level required to submerge the laundry therein, wherein the primary dewatering of the laundry comprises removing contaminants stacked between the drum and a tub accommodating the drum, and wherein the removal of the contaminants comprises supplying a predetermined amount of water to a space between the drum and the tub during a rotation of the drum, and forming a flow of water rotating between the drum and the tub by a rotational force of the drum.