WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IT Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC D06F35/00 

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: washing machine and the method of controlling it are disclosed. The disclosed method, which controls the washing machine to perform the refreshing mode by supplying steam comprises an operation of the mode selection for selecting one of a plurality of washing modes, an operation of supplying water for generating steam for supplying water for washing into the tank to the water level for generating steam while preventing the water for washing passing through the drum when selection of the refreshing mode, an operation of treatment with steam for heating the water for washing by actuating the heater for washing, thereby generating steam, and an operation of refreshing to refresh the laundry by alternating carrying out after the operation of treatment with steam of the operation of actuation for upturning to upturn the laundry in the drum by rotating the drum and the operation of actuation for fast rotation for rotating the laundry in the drum in close contact with the inner surface of the drum in accordance with the high-speed rotation of the drum.

EFFECT: improvement of the design.

20 cl, 9 dwg