Patent ID: 6418758
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A washing machine having a basket-like extraction tub rotatably mounted in an outer tub, the extraction tub being rotated at a high speed with laundry loaded therein to extract liquid from the laundry by a centrifugal force, comprising:a plurality of water-holding chambers provided around a rotation axis of the extraction tub for holding water inside by the centrifugal force; a water supplier for supplying water to the water-holding chambers without contacting them; a rotation controller for controlling a motor for driving the extraction tub; an eccentric load detector for detecting a position of an eccentric load due to an uneven distribution of the laundry in the extraction tub; and an operation controller for controlling the water supplier and the rotation controller: to fill the water-holding chambers with a substantially equal amount of water while rotating the extraction tub at a preset speed; and to temporarily reduce the speed of the extraction tub at a time point determined corresponding to the position of the eccentric load to decrease the amount of water held in one or some of the water-holding chambers located at or close to the position of the eccentric load.