Control method of laundry machine

Abstract

A control method of a laundry machine includes steps of selecting an operation course provided in the laundry machine, selecting one of at least two delay modes, setting a predetermined delay time according to the selected delay mode, and starting an operation of the laundry machine according to the selected course after the predetermined delay time passes.

1 . A control method of a laundry machine comprising:
 selecting an operation course provided in the laundry machine;   selecting one of at least two delay modes provided in the laundry machine;   setting a predetermined delay time based on the selected delay mode; and   performing operation of the laundry machine based on the selected course after the predetermined delay time passes.   
     
     
         2 . The control method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the delay modes comprise a first mode configured to input waiting time and a second mode configured to delay the operation of the laundry machine until a preset time. 
     
     
         3 . The control method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first mode comprises an operation start mode configured to input the waiting time until the time of the laundry machine operation starting and an operation finish mode configured to input the waiting time until the time of the laundry operation finishing. 
     
     
         4 . The control method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein a controller sets the input waiting time as the delay time, in case the operation start mode is selected. 
     
     
         5 . The control method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein a controller sets the time computed after subtracting the estimated operation time of the selected course from the input waiting time as the delay time, in case the operation finish mode is selected. 
     
     
         6 . The control method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a controller sets the difference between the time of the mode selecting and the preset time as the delay time, in case the second mode is selected. 
     
     
         7 . The control method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the preset time is directly inputted by a user or pre-inputted in the controller. 
     
     
         8 . The control method as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the pre-inputted in the controller is the starting time of a time zone in which a relatively low power-rate is billed. 
     
     
         9 . The control method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the controller recognizes the time of the mode selecting by using a clock provided in the laundry machine or by the user's inputting.