Method for controlling washing machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a washing machine, in which functioning of a safe rinsing is shown to a user visibly for improving user's reliability. The method, having a detergent amount calculating step for calculating a remained detergent amount at the time of finishing a washing course or a starting of a rinsing course by means of a conductivity sensor, and a determining step for determining whether an additional rinsing is performed or not according to the remained detergent amount calculated thus, the method includes a user informing step for informing a change of the rinsing pattern to the user if the rinsing pattern which is a parameter that gives influence to the rinsing course with reference to the remained detergent amount calculated in the detergent amount calculating step.

1 . A method for controlling a washing machine, having a detergent amount calculating step for calculating a remained detergent amount at the time of finishing a washing course or a starting of a rinsing course by means of a conductivity sensor, and a determining step for determining whether an additional rinsing is performed or not according to the remained detergent amount calculated thus, the method comprising:
 a user informing step for informing a change of the rinsing pattern to the user if the rinsing pattern which is a parameter that gives influence to the rinsing course varies with reference to the remained detergent amount calculated in the detergent amount calculating step.   
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rinsing pattern includes at least one of a rinsing water level, a rinsing time period, a number of rinsing times, a rinsing temperature. 
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the user informing step includes the step of informing the change of a number of rinsing times at a fist time of rinsing performed after the change. 
   
   
       4 . The method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the user informing step includes the step of displaying a visualized pattern on a display unit such that the user can make easy notice. 
   
   
       5 . The method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the visualized pattern is a kai pattern which is partial swing actions of a drum in left/right directions made into a pattern.