Method of washing shoes in drum type washing machine

Abstract

A method of washing shoes in a drum type washing machine includes a washing step of washing the shoes by supplying washing water to a tub and rotating a drum connected with a motor; a rinsing step of rinsing the shoes after the completion of the washing step; and a spin-drying step of spin-drying the shoes by rotating the drum alternately in left and right directions.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to Korean patent application number 10-2007-0139529, filed on Dec. 27, 2007, and Korean patent application number 10-2008-0130996, filed on Dec. 22, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a method of washing shoes in a drum type washing machine, and more particularly, to a method of washing shoes in a drum type washing machine which is capable of efficiently washing the shoes in consideration of material and weight of the shoes.[0003]In general, a washing machine is classified into a pulsator type washing machine, an agitator type washing machine and a drum type washing machine. In these washing machines, the drum type washing machine, which is provided with a cylindrical drum installed therein and filled with water, washes laundries using friction between the laundries and the drum and potential energy of the laundr...

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Benefits of technology

[0022]Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of washing shoes in a drum type washing machine which is capable of efficiently washing the shoes in consideration of material and weight of the shoes, thereby reducing vibration and noises of the washing machine upon wishing and preventing deformation of the shoes.

[0038]According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently wash the shoes in consideration of material and weight of the shoes, thereby reducing vibration and noises of the washing machine upon wishing and preventing deformation of the shoes.

Problems solved by technology

First, since the shoes generate an unbalance problem that the shoes are not uniformly dispersed on the inner wall due to their self weights although the laundries should be subject to the spin-dry with being uniformly dispersed on and stuck to the inside wall of the drum, the spin-dry for the shoes is not properly carried out and the shoes generate large noises as well as extreme vibrations of the washing machine itself by being bumped against the inner wall of the drum.

Second, since rubber or the material for the shoes is deformed upon the high temperature dry, the shape of the shoes may be deformed or an adhered portion of the shoes may be separated.

Third, when the drum is rotated in the left and right directions to aid the absorption of the washing water in the laundries upon the water supply, the shoes are bumped against the inner wall of the drum and thus generate noises.

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