Clothing treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present application relates to a method for controlling a clothing treatment apparatus, the clothing treatment apparatus having: a tub for storing water; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub to store an object to be washed, and having a drum input port; a detergent storage part for storing detergent; a storage part water supply pipe for supplying water to the detergent storage part; a tub connection pipe for guiding water discharged from the detergent storage part to the drum input port; a tub water supply pipe for supplying water to the tub; a drain provided so as to pass through the tub; and a drain pump connected to the drain.

1 . A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus including a tub configured to store water therein, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub to store an object-to-be-washed therein and having a drum inlet defined therein, a detergent storage configured to store a detergent therein, a storage water supply pipe configured to supply water to the detergent storage, a tub connecting pipe configured to guide water discharged from the detergent storage to the drum inlet, a tub water supply pipe configured to supply water to the tub, a drain hole defined to extend through the tub, and a drain pump connected to the drain hole, the method comprising:
 supplying of water of supplying water to the tub via the tub water supply pipe;   rotating of the drum of rotating the drum with the number of rotations for inducing a centrifugal force equal to or greater than 1 G after completion of the supplying of water; and   supplying of the detergent of supplying the detergent and water into the drum via the storage water supply pipe while the rotating of the drum is in progress.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the supplying of water proceeds until reaching a first water level set to a water level lower than a lowest point of the drum. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first water level is set to a water level where the drain hole is submerged. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the laundry treating apparatus further includes a heater fixed to the tub to be positioned between the lowest point of the drum and the drain hole and configured to heat water stored in the tub,
 wherein the first water level is set to a water level where the heater is submerged.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the supplying of the detergent proceeds until reaching a second water level set to a water level higher than the lowest point of the drum. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising determining of a laundry amount of sensing an amount of the object-to-be-washed stored in the drum, wherein the determining of the laundry amount proceeds before initiating the supplying of the detergent,
 wherein the second water level is set to increase in proportion to the amount of the object-to-be-washed stored in the drum.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising dissolving of dissolving the detergent inside the tub by rotating the drum after completion of the supplying of the detergent. 
     
     
         8 . A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus including a tub configured to store water therein, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub to store an object-to-be-washed therein and having a drum inlet defined therein, a first chamber and a second chamber configured to form spaces separated from each other and provide spaces where a detergent is able to be stored, a first water supply pipe configured to supply water to the first chamber, a second water supply pipe configured to supply water to the second chamber, a tub connecting pipe configured to guide water discharged from the first chamber and the second chamber to the drum inlet, a drain hole defined to extend through the tub, and a drain pump connected to the drain hole, the method comprising:
 supplying of water of supplying water to the tub via a chamber with no detergent stored among the first chamber and the second chamber by controlling one of the first water supply pipe and the second water supply pipe;   rotating of the drum of rotating the drum with the number of rotations for inducing a centrifugal force equal to or greater than 1 G after completion of the supplying of water; and   supplying of the detergent of supplying the detergent and water into the drum via a chamber with the detergent stored among the first chamber and the second chamber while the rotating of the drum is in progress.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the supplying of water proceeds until reaching a first water level set to a water level lower than a lowest point of the drum. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the supplying of the detergent proceeds until reaching a second water level set to a water level higher than a lowest point of the drum. 
     
     
         11 . A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus including a tub configured to store water therein, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub to store an object-to-be-washed therein and having a drum inlet defined therein, a detergent storage configured to store a detergent therein, a storage water supply pipe configured to connect the detergent storage with a water supply source, a tub connecting pipe configured to guide water discharged from the detergent storage to the drum inlet, a tub water supply pipe configured to connect the tub with the water supply source, a drain hole defined to extend through the tub, and a drain pump connected to the drain hole, the method comprising:
 supplying of water of supplying water to the tub via the tub water supply pipe;   rotating of the drum of rotating the drum with the number of rotations for inducing a centrifugal force equal to or greater than 1 G after completion of the supplying of water; and   supplying of the detergent of supplying the detergent and water into the drum via the storage water supply pipe while the rotating of the drum is in progress.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the supplying of water proceeds until reaching a first water level set to a water level lower than a lowest point of the drum. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the supplying of the detergent proceeds until reaching a second water level set to a water level higher than a lowest point of the drum.