Clothing treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, which senses laundry weight before a door is locked at a cabinet or before an input on a performance unit for performing a course is received, so as to display information corresponding to the laundry weight, displays information after sensing of the laundry weight is completed even if the input on the performance unit is received during the sensing of the laundry weight, and performs the course.

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         14 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet that defines an opening;   a drum disposed inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry;   a motor connected to the drum and configured to rotate the drum;   a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the opening;   a locker configured to lock the door to the cabinet and to unlock the door from the cabinet; and   an execution portion configured to receive an execution command to execute any one of courses;   wherein the motor is configured to rotate the drum in state that the locker unlocks the door,   wherein the locker is configured to lock the door based on that the executing portion is input, and   wherein the locker is configured to lock the door after the drum stops based on the executing portion receiving input while the motor rotates the drum.   
     
     
         15 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the motor is configured to, based on receiving the execution command while rotating the motor, stop rotating the drum, rotate the drum again, and then stop rotating the drum. 
     
     
         16 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the motor is configured to rotate the drum less than one revolution while the door is unlocked. 
     
     
         17 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 16 , while the door is unlocked, the motor is configured to rotate the drum below a predetermined angle,
 wherein a predetermined angle is set to cause the laundry to be separated from an inner wall of the drum or to change an arrangement of the laundry in the drum.   
     
     
         18 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a power portion disposed on the cabinet and configured to receive a power command to supply power,
 wherein the motor is configured to rotate and stop the drum changed in state that the door is unlocked, based on that the power portion is input.   
     
     
         19 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect whether the door is opened and closed,
 wherein the motor is configured to, based on the sensor detecting that the door is opened and then closed, rotate and stop the drum while the door is unlocked.   
     
     
         20 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a display portion configured to display weight information of the laundry,
 wherein the locker is configured to lock the door after the weight information is displayed on the display.   
     
     
         21 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the display portion is configured to display the weight information after the drum starts rotating. 
     
     
         22 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the display portion is configured to display the weight information within 3 seconds after the drum stops rotating while the door is unlocked. 
     
     
         23 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the display portion is configured to display a weight of the laundry in weight units. 
     
     
         24 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 20 , further comprises a power portion disposed on the cabinet and configured to receive a power command to supply power,
 wherein the display portion is configured to, based on that the power portion is input, display the weight information after the drum starts rotating while the door is unlocked.   
     
     
         25 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 24 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect whether the door is opened and closed,
 wherein the display portion is configured to, based on the sensor detecting that the door is opened and then closed, display the weight information after the drum starts rotating while the door is unlocked.   
     
     
         26 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 20 , further comprising a power portion disposed on the cabinet and configured to receive a power command to supply power,
 wherein the motor is configured to, based on that the power supply is re-entered, rotate and stop the drum again in state that the door is unlocked.   
     
     
         27 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a control panel that comprises a plurality of buttons, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons is configured to receive the execution command.   
     
     
         28 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons is configured to receive a power command for supplying power to the control panel. 
     
     
         29 . A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus, the laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet that defines an opening, a drum disposed inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, a motor connected to the drum and configured to rotate the drum, a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the opening, a locker configured to lock the door to the cabinet, and a controller, the method comprising:
 controlling the motor to rotate the drum based on the locker unlocking the door,   receiving an execution command for executing any one of a plurality of courses,   controlling the locker to lock the door based on receiving the execution command, and   based on receiving the execution command while rotating the motor, controlling the locker to lock the door after the drum stops rotating.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 controlling the motor to rotate the drum less than one revolution while the locker unlocks the door.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 displaying weight information of the laundry;   based on display the weight information, receiving a command for selecting a course among the plurality of courses or changing the selection of the course; and   based on receiving the command for changing the selection of the course, displaying an execution time of a change course among the plurality of courses.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 based on displaying the execution time of the changed course, performing the execution command.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 determine that the command for changing the selection of the course is not received after displaying the weight information; and   based on determining that the command for changing the selection of the course is not received after displaying the weight information, performing the execution command.