Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, an air supply disposed inside the cabinet and configured to supply air toward the drum, a rear plate that defines a rear duct configured to receive the air from the air supply and guide the air into the drum, a fan duct that connects the air supply to the rear duct, and a duct plate that covers a portion of the rear duct and is coupled to the fan duct. The rear duct includes a flow portion that is configured to carry the air received from the fan duct and an inlet that extends from the flow portion toward the fan duct and has an inlet front surface that is open toward the drum and covered by the duct plate.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, an air supply disposed inside the cabinet and configured to supply air toward the drum, a rear plate that defines a rear duct configured to receive the air from the air supply and guide the air into the drum, a fan duct that connects the air supply to the rear duct, and a duct plate that covers a portion of the rear duct and is coupled to the fan duct. The rear duct includes a flow portion that is configured to carry the air received from the fan duct and an inlet that extends from the flow portion toward the fan duct and has an inlet front surface that is open toward the drum and covered by the duct plate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling an operation of a washing machine including, a motor driving unit configured to drive a motor and cause a drum to rotate and a control unit configured to control the motor driving unit to (i) rotate the drum after completing a primary spin cycle, and (ii) stopping rotation of the drum and/or the driving the motor immediately when the rotational speed of the motor reaches a preset value.