Steam control device and method of drum washing machine

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PATENT NO 8671488
APP PUB NO 20110185512A1
SERIAL NO

12699131

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A steam control device and method of a washing machine are disclosed. The steam control method includes determining whether an instruction of course washing with steam is input; opening a water supply valve to supply water into a steam generator if the instruction of course washing is input; detecting a temperature of water supplied to the steam generator using a temperature sensor; and checking a water supply time corresponding to the detected water supply temperature and supplying water to the steam generator for the water supply time.

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DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION14TH FL NARAKEYUM JEODONG BUILDING JEODONG 1GA JUNGGU SEOUL 100-031

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lee, Ju Dong Bupyeong-gu, KR 53 103

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