Control method of washing machine with liquid detergent supply device

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a control method of a washing machine with a liquid detergent supply device, which allows a liquid detergent or a fabric softener to be supplied in an accurate amount depending on the amount of laundry. The control method includes detecting a weight of laundry supplied to a drum of the washing machine, determining a supply quantity of liquid detergent depending on the detected weight of laundry, and supplying the liquid detergent to the drum depending on the supply quantity of liquid detergent to perform a washing cycle and a rinsing cycle.

1 . A control method of a washing machine with a liquid detergent supply device, comprising:
 detecting a weight of laundry supplied to a drum of the washing machine;   determining a supply quantity of liquid detergent depending on the detected weight of laundry; and   supplying the liquid detergent to the drum depending on the supply quantity of liquid detergent to perform a washing cycle and a rinsing cycle.   
   
   
       2 . The control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the supplying the liquid detergent comprises detecting a remaining quantity of the liquid detergent and displaying a detection result. 
   
   
       3 . The control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the supplying the liquid detergent comprises discharging the liquid detergent from a liquid detergent container tank using compressed air. 
   
   
       4 . The control method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 supplying a fabric softener to the drum depending on the weight of laundry to perform a final rinsing cycle after the rinsing cycle.   
   
   
       5 . The control method according to  claim 4 , wherein the supplying a fabric softener comprises discharging the fabric softener from a fabric softener container tank using compressed air.