Patent ID: 8347437
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a washing machine comprising: supplying water into a tub; washing an object to be washed while rotating a drum; rinsing the washed object; and dehydrating the washed object to remove moisture from the object, wherein steam is supplied into the drum simultaneously with the supply of cold water in the water supply step, to regulate the interior temperature of the drum, the drum is intermittently rotated in the washing step and the rotation of the drum is controlled such that drum rotating periods are always shorter than drum stoppage periods in the washing step and thereby a total stoppage time of the drum during the washing step is longer than a total rotation time of the drum during the washing step, a rotation rpm of the drum is regulated to 400 rpm or less in the dehydrating step, and the method further comprises sensing the interior temperature of the drum.