Clothes treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, which senses laundry weight so as to display information related to the laundry weight before an input on a performance unit for performing a course.

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         15 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet that defines an opening;   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;   a drum disposed inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry;   a motor connected to the drum to rotate the drum;   a display configured to display information; and   a power portion disposed on the cabinet and configured to receive a command to supply power,   wherein the motor is configured to, based on the command being input on the power portion, rotate the drum while the locker unlocks the door, and   wherein the display is configured to display weight information of the laundry after the drum starts rotating.   
     
     
         16 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , 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 15 , further comprising an execution portion configured to receive an execution command to execute a course,
 wherein the execution portion is configured to receive the execution command while the display displays the weight information after the drum starts rotating.   
     
     
         18 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the weight information comprises a weight of the laundry. 
     
     
         19 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the weight information comprises a range of a weight of the laundry. 
     
     
         20 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the weight information comprises:
 a weight of the laundry; and   a threshold range for changing at least one of (i) a detergent amount corresponding to the weight of the laundry or (ii) a course execution time corresponding to the weight of the laundry.   
     
     
         21 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the weight information comprises an amount of detergent for washing the laundry. 
     
     
         22 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect whether the door is opened and closed,
 wherein the motor is configured to rotate the drum based on that the sensor detecting a first occurrence of the door being opened or closed, and   wherein the display is configured to display the weight information after the drum starts rotating based on the sensor detecting the first occurrence of the door being opened or closed.   
     
     
         23 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the motor is configured to, based on the sensor detecting a second occurrence of the door being opened or closed after the first occurrence, rotate the drum again after the drum stops, and
 wherein the display is configured to display again the weight information after the drum starts rotating based on the sensor detecting the second occurrence of the door being opened or closed.   
     
     
         24 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the motor is configured to, based on the sensor detecting a second occurrence of the door being opened or closed after the first occurrence, rotate the drum less than one revolution. 
     
     
         25 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising an execution portion configured to receive an execution command for executing a course,
 wherein the locker is configured to lock the door to the cabinet based on receiving the executing command being received.   
     
     
         26 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the display is configured to display an execution time of the course based on the execution command being received. 
     
     
         27 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the display is configured to display both of the weight information and the execution time of the course simultaneously. 
     
     
         28 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein the motor is configured to, while the door is unlocked, rotate the drum within a predetermined angle to thereby cause the laundry in the drum to be separated from an inner wall of the drum or to change an arrangement of the laundry in the drum. 
     
     
         29 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a control panel configured to control operation of the display. 
     
     
         30 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a control panel configured to control operation of the locker. 
     
     
         31 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of buttons disposed on the cabinet, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons comprises the power portion.   
     
     
         32 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons comprises an execution portion configured to receive an execution command for executing a course. 
     
     
         33 . A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus, the laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet that defines an opening, 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, a drum disposed inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, a motor connected to the drum to rotate the drum, a display configured to display information, and a controller, the method comprising:
 receiving a power command for supplying power to the controller;   based on receiving the power command, controlling the motor to rotate the drum while the door is unlocked; and   displaying, on the display, weight information of the laundry after the drum starts rotating while the door is unlocked.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising:
 controlling the locker to maintain an unlocked state while sensing an amount of the laundry by rotating the drum based on receiving the power command.