Method for operating washing machine

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for operating a washing machine. The method includes a rinsing step for rinsing the laundry by supplying water after the rinsing step, the supplying of the circulation water being stopped or executed for only a certain time. Accordingly, the circulation water is not continuously supplied during the rinsing step, thus it is capable of preventing bubbles from being generated caused by continuously supplying the circulation water. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing detergent dregs from remaining on the laundry even after the rinsing step. And, it is capable of preventing large load from being applied to the washing motors due to the bubbles, thereby being capable of enhancing efficiency of the washing motors and preventing a fire due to increase of a temperature.

1 . A method for operating a washing machine, the method comprising:
 washing laundry by continuously supplying circulation water;   rinsing the laundry by stopping supplying the circulation water or by supplying the circulation water only for a certain time; and   finally dehydrating the laundry.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step is executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, wherein supply of the circulation water is stopped over entire sections of the rinsing process. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step is executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, wherein the circulation water is supplied at a section of the rinsing process. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step is repeated multiple times between the washing step and the final dehydrating step, wherein the circulation water may be supplied only at a part of a plurality of rinsing steps that are repeated. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the rinsing steps are executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, respectively, wherein the circulation water is supplied over entire sections of the rinsing process. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the rinsing steps are executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, respectively, wherein the circulation water is supplied at a section of the rinsing process. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step comprises a first rinsing step, a second rinsing step and a third rinsing step that are sequentially executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, respectively, wherein supply of the circulation water is stopped over entire sections of the rinsing process. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step comprises a first rinsing step, a second rinsing step and a third rinsing step that are sequentially executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, respectively, wherein the circulation water is supplied at a section of the rinsing process. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step comprises a first rinsing step, a second rinsing step and a third rinsing step that are sequentially executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, wherein the circulation water is supplied over entire sections of the rinsing process of any one of the first, second and third rinsing steps. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing step comprises a first rinsing step, a second rinsing step and a third rinsing step that are sequentially executed in order of processes of draining, intermittent dehydrating, main dehydrating, water supplying and rinsing, respectively, wherein the circulation water is supplied at a section of the rinsing process of any one of the first, second and third rinsing steps.