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20110185512STEAM CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRUM WASHING MACHINE - A steam control device and method of a washing machine are disclosed. The steam control method includes determining whether an instruction of course washing with steam is input; opening a water supply valve to supply water into a steam generator if the instruction of course washing is input; detecting a temperature of water supplied to the steam generator using a temperature sensor; and checking a water supply time to corresponding to the detected water supply temperature and supplying water to the steam generator for the water supply time.08-04-2011
20110154680DRYER HAVING CIRCULATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes a circulation duct connecting an intake duct supplying heated air into a drum receiving laundry to an exhaust duct guiding the air discharged from the drum to an outside of the dryer; a door provided to the circulation duct to open or close the circulation duct; and a drive unit enabling an opening or closing operation of the door.06-30-2011
20110154678DRYER - A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet, a front supporter disposed at an open side of the drum, a steam generator disposed inside the cabinet and generating steam, and a nozzle unit coupled to the front supporter and spraying the steam generated by the steam generator toward a plurality of regions inside the drum.06-30-2011
20110146356WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING LARGE DETERGENT CASE - A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a detergent receiving part, a supply pipe communicating with a water supply pipe and supplying wash water, an on-off valve between the detergent receiving part and the supply pipe, and a controller opening or closing the on-off valve corresponding to a proceeding washing cycle to supply a preset amount of detergent to the supply pipe.06-23-2011
20110072861Washing Machine and Steam Washing Method Thereof - A washing machine and steam washing method thereof are disclosed. The method includes performing primary steam washing by supplying steam to laundry, performing a washing cycle by supplying wash water to the laundry, performing a rinsing cycle, performing a spin-dry cycle to remove the wash water from the laundry, and performing secondary steam washing by supplying steam to the laundry. The washing machine has improved sterilizing effects by sterilizing bacteria and fungi with hot steam.03-31-2011
20100223738WATER CIRCULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRUM WASHING MACHINE - A water circulation apparatus and method of a drum washing machine is disclosed. The water circulation apparatus includes a tub, a drain hose connected to the tub, a muddiness detecting sensor detecting a degree of muddiness of wash water being discharged through the drain hose after being used for rinsing laundry, a drain pump located in the drain hose to pump the wash water being discharged through the drain hose, a circulation hose connected to the drain hose at a discharge side of the drain pump to supply the wash water into a drum, a supply valve located at a connecting portion between the drain hose and the circulation hose to selectively supply the wash water pumped by the drain pump to the drain hose of a drain port side or to the circulation hose, and a controller controlling operations of the drain pump and the supply valve.09-09-2010
20100101030CONTROL METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE WITH LIQUID DETERGENT SUPPLY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a control method of a washing machine with a liquid detergent supply device, which allows a liquid detergent or a fabric softener to be supplied in an accurate amount depending on the amount of laundry. The control method includes detecting a weight of laundry supplied to a drum of the washing machine, determining a supply quantity of liquid detergent depending on the detected weight of laundry, and supplying the liquid detergent to the drum depending on the supply quantity of liquid detergent to perform a washing cycle and a rinsing cycle.04-29-2010
20100050467STEAM DRYER CONTROL METHOD - A steam dryer control method controls the amount of water supplied to a heater to adjust an amount of steam. The steam dryer control method includes turning on a steam heater, turning on a water supply valve and counting the number of lapses of unit water supply duration at any time when the unit water supply duration elapses, and rotating a drum when the number of lapses of the unit water supply duration reaches a preset number.03-04-2010
20100050460DRYER HAVING MIXING TYPE LIFTER - A dryer includes a mixing type lifter to increase a contact area between laundry and air blown to the laundry. The lifter includes a main body provided to a drum of the dryer to move laundry received in the drum, a bent section formed on the main body to cause three-dimensional movement of the laundry, and a separation maintaining section formed on the main body to form a space between the laundry and the main body.03-04-2010
20090320927METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAS VALVE OF DRYER - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a gas valve of a dryer which controls the amount of gas supplied into a gas combustor. The method includes detecting the temperature of hot air supplied into a drum, detecting the temperature of the hot air discharged outside the drum, and controlling a gas valve of a gas combustor according to the temperature of the hot air supplied into the drum and the temperature of the hot air discharged outside the drum.12-31-2009
20090320322DRYER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a dryer having a function of spraying steam onto laundry. The dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet, an exhaust part communicating with the drum and provided with a ventilation fan, a drive unit rotating the drum and the ventilation fan; and a drive force transmission unit selectively transmitting a drive force from the drive unit to the ventilation fan. A method of controlling the dryer is also disclosed.12-31-2009
20090320311CONDENSATION TYPE DRYER - Disclosed herein is a condensation type dryer. The dryer includes a circulation tube communicating at both ends thereof with a tub to define a passage through which air inside the tub is circulated, a blowing fan disposed inside the circulation tube to circulate the air inside the tub, a heater disposed inside the circulation tube to heat air supplied into the tub, and a condensation tube connected to a water supply source to supply cooling water into the circulation tube, the condensation tube has a serpentine shape.12-31-2009
20090320235SUCTION HEAD FOR VACUUM CLEANER - Disclosed herein is a suction head for vacuum cleaners. The suction head includes a housing constituting an outer appearance of the suction head, a plurality of intake ports formed in a lower surface of the housing, and a sweeper disposed between the intake ports.12-31-2009
20090308079SHUTTLE TYPE MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a shuttle type magnetic refrigerator wherein a cold-side heat exchanger 12-17-2009
20090307922GAS HEATER AND DRYER THEREWITH - A gas heater with improved combustion efficiency and a dryer comprising the same are disclosed herein. The gas heater includes a cabinet, a gas tube disposed inside the cabinet to supply a gas into the cabinet, a nozzle provided to the gas tube, a mixing tube disposed to face the nozzle such that air and the gas can be mixed in the mixing tube, and a mixing member provided to the mixing tube to generate a vortex of air flowing into the mixing tube.12-17-2009
20090301524METHOD OF REMOVING FUNGUS IN WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a method of removing a fungus in a washing machine. The method includes determining whether a fungus removal mode is selected, and executing the fungus removal mode if the fungus removal mode is selected.12-10-2009
20090300854METHOD OF COMPENSATING POWER FAILURE OF WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a method of compensating power failure of a washing machine. The method includes performing a selected cycle, determining whether power supply is interrupted during the selected cycle, storing information of a current performed cycle in a memory if the power supply is interrupted, determining whether the power supply is restarted, and restarting the stored cycle if the power supply is restarted.12-10-2009
20090300850DISINFECTANT WASHING METHOD OF DRUM WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a disinfectant washing method of a drum washing machine. The method includes generating steam to increase an inner temperature of a drum to a first target temperature, performing steam washing while rotating the drum, with the inner temperature of the drum maintained at the first target temperature or more, and performing main washing while rotating the drum, after completing the steam washing.12-10-2009
20090280445METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAS TYPE CLOTHES DRYER - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a gas type clothes dryer. The method control the dryer to continuously detect condition of a flame sensor even after ignition of the dryer, thereby preventing a drying operation from being performed when a flame has been extinguished due to insufficient gas supply caused by failure of a gas valve.11-12-2009
20090278070VALVE FOR GAS HEATER - A valve for a gas heater includes an on-off valve for determining supply of a working fluid; and a proportional control valve connected to the on-off valve and controlling a flow rate of the working fluid of which supply has been initiated, wherein the proportional control valve is provided with a body having a passage part through which the working fluid passes and a plunger which is movably installed in the body and open and closes the passage part, and the passage part and the plunger are in linear contact with each other.11-12-2009
20090277505METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRAINAGE OF WASH WATER REMAINING IN WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling drainage of wash water remaining in a washing machine. The method includes draining wash water from a tub to an outside of the washing machine, supplying wash water into the washing machine after the draining wash water, and re-draining the wash water to the outside of the washing machine after the supplying wash water.11-12-2009
20090266083ROTATION TYPE REGENERATOR AND MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR USING THE REGENERATOR - The present invention relates to a regenerator using a rotation type magnet member and an active magnetic regenerator, and a magnetic refrigerator using the same.10-29-2009
20090172497DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL INFORMATION - Provided is a data processing system for recording holographic optical information. The data processing system includes: a data interface constructing a data page by using data transmitted from a host information device; a memory storing data transmitted from the data interface; an encoder ECC-encoding data that is stored in the memory; and a modulator modulating the encoded data so as to record optical information. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently transmit data when recording and reproducing holographic optical information.07-02-2009
20090170048MIXING PIPE FOR GAS HEATER - A mixing pipe for a gas heater includes an intake port through which gas and air are flowed in; a discharge port through which the gas and the air flowed in through the intake port are mixed and discharged; and an acceleration part disposed between the intake port and the discharge port and having a diameter smaller than the a diameter of the intake port, wherein a distance between the intake port and the acceleration part is greater than 0.5 times of the diameter of the acceleration part and smaller than 1.5 times of the diameter of the acceleration part.07-02-2009
20090168630METHOD FOR DETECTING PATTERN OF OVER-SAMPLING IMAGE AND AN OPTICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a method for detecting a pattern of an over-sampling image and an optical information processing apparatus and method using the same. A method for detecting a pattern from an image of an over-sampled datapage includes: over-sampling the datapage to detect a detection image of the datapage; comparing the detection image and a reference image of over-sampling for the pattern by a covariance; and calculating a pixel of the pattern over-sampled by values of the reference image and the detection image compared by the covariance. Accordingly, data with a specific pattern such as a mark can be detected from an image of an over-sampled datapage, thereby making it possible to increase the data reproduction accuracy, thus making it possible to greatly increase the reliability of reproduced optical data.07-02-2009
20090168627METHOD OF READING OPTICAL INFORMATION AND METHOD OF RECORDING OPTICAL INFORMATION - Provided are methods of recording and reading optical information in a recording medium using holography. In the method of recording optical information, a first recording operation is performed for recording optical information in a first recording region in an overlapping manner by allowing a reference beam and a signal beam with data loaded to interfere with each other in the first recording region, the reference beam being angularly multiplexed at predetermined intervals. Furthermore, a second recording operation is performed for recording optical information in a second recording region adjacent to the first recording region in an overlapping manner by allowing the reference beam and the signal beam to interfere with each other in the second recording region, the reference beam being angularly multiplexed between the predetermined intervals. Consequently, optical information can be recorded so as to easily detect and determine a selected reproducing beam, thus increasing the reading efficiency of the optical information.07-02-2009
20090167126DRYER HAVING DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - A dryer having a door opening and closing apparatus are disclosed. The door opening and closing apparatus includes a cabinet provided with an opening part, a door installed to the cabinet to open and close the opening part, a hook provided to the door, a fixing part provided to the cabinet, a plate spring provided to the fixing part to allow the hook to be inserted therein and a projection part provided to the fixing part to allow the plate spring to be pivoted.07-02-2009
20090165825VACUUM CLEANER - Disclosed herein is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a dust container having an air inlet and an air outlet, a filter inside the dust container, a case part on the filter, and a dust removing part contacting an inner side of the filter while being rotated by air introduced into the dust container through the air inlet. The dust removing part dislodges dust from the filter while being rotated by the air, thereby preventing the filter from undergoing functional deterioration.07-02-2009
20090165504WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a washing machine. The washing machine includes tub receiving wash water, a heater heating the wash water, and a heater cover surrounding the heater. The washing machine can prevent damage of a tub even when the heater is separated from the tub during operation.07-02-2009
20090165390GASKET - A gasket includes a coupling part coupled to a door frame; an opposing part opposite to a door glass and formed integrally with the coupling part; and a magnetic part formed integrally with the coupling part.07-02-2009
20090165331METHOD OF CONTROLLING HEAT IN DRYER HAVING INTAKE DUCT WITH BUILTIN HEATER - A method of controlling a heat in a dryer having an intake duct with a builtin heater operates a plurality of heaters independently of each other depending on a range of drying temperature and also controls the heater with temperature control or time control depending on the range of the drying temperature, thereby reducing difference in a temperature between an intake port of hot wind and a discharge port and allowing efficient heater control by a discharge temperature at the discharge port.07-02-2009
20090165325DUCT FOR DRYER - A duct for a dryer includes an intake duct provided with a discharge part formed with a discharge hole for discharging air therethrough and a coupling hole formed around the discharge part; and a contact prevention part seated in the coupling hole and spaced apart from the discharge part.07-02-2009
20090165324DRYER HAVING GAS HEATER - A dryer includes a nozzle communicated with a gas pipe for supplying gas; a gas injection passage which is provided in the nozzle and through which the gas is injected; and an air intake passage provided in the nozzle so as to be communicated with the gas injection passage, wherein a cross section of the gas injection passage is smaller than a cross section of the air intake passage.07-02-2009
20090165323DRYER - A dryer includes a cabinet; a drum rotatably mounted inside the cabinet; a front panel provided between the cabinet and the drum; a valve provided inside the cabinet to control supply and cutoff of gas and an amount of the supplied gas; a fixing piece for mounting the valve on one side thereof; and a bracket coupled to the other side of the fixing piece.07-02-2009
20090165321DRYER HAVING GAS HEATER - A dryer having a gas heater includes: a mixing pipe for mixing gas with air; and a flame holder installed on the mixing pipe, wherein the flame holder has a body placed opposite to a discharge port of the mixing pipe and formed with a through hole part, and a support extended from the body to be mounted to the mixing pipe; the support has a mounting part fastened to the mixing pipe and a fixing part connecting the mounting part and the body; and a width of the fixing part is narrower than a width of the mounting part.07-02-2009
20090165240VACUUM CLEANER - Disclosed herein is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a dust container having an air inlet and an air outlet, a filter inside the dust container, a case part on the filter, a dust removing part rotated inside the filter while contacting the filter, and a drive unit rotating the dust removing part. The dust removing part removes dust from the filter while being rotated by air, thereby preventing the filter from undergoing functional deterioration.07-02-2009
20090165219METHOD OF WASHING SHOES IN DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - 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.07-02-2009
20090148968Organic electroluminescence device and method for manufacturing same - An organic electroluminescence device includes a substrate; first electrodes arranged on the luminous portion of the substrate in a single direction; an insulating layer pattern formed on the first electrodes and the substrate in a lattice shape to define plural pixel openings on the first electrodes; partition layers formed on the insulating layer pattern, the partition layers intersecting the first electrodes perpendicularly; organic thin film layer formed on the pixel openings; second electrodes formed on the organic thin film layer to be perpendicular to the first electrodes; first bus electrode patterns formed on the pad portion of the substrate to be connected with the first electrodes; second bus electrode patterns formed on the pad portion of the substrate to be connected with the second electrodes and including a material for forming the second electrodes; and barrier films formed between the second bus electrode patterns.06-11-2009
20090144767METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN MINOR CHANNELS FOR DIGITAL TELEVISIONS - A method for switching between minor channels for digital televisions is disclosed. The method includes determining whether a minor channel is in a non-signal state, analyzing information of a major channel, to which the minor channel in the non-signal state pertains, if the minor channel is in the non-signal state, followed by obtaining information of minor channels pertaining to the major channel, and selecting other minor channels excluding the minor channel in the non-signal state based on an analysis of the information of the minor channels to sequentially determine whether the selected minor channels are in a signal state, followed by switching from the minor channel in the non-signal state to a minor channel in the signal state if a minor channel in the signal state is present.06-04-2009
20090113943BEARING HOUSING AND WASHING MACHINE THEREWITH - A bearing housing and a washing machine including the same are disclosed. The bearing includes a bearing support supporting a bearing, a rib formed integrally with the bearing support and including a penetration part, and a flange part extending radially from the rib. The washing machine can maintain concentricity of the stator and permit simplification of an assembly process.05-07-2009
20090113942WASHING MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The washing machine includes a tub, a bearing housing having a fastening member and formed by insert-injection molding into the tub so as to expose the fastening member from the tub, and a stator mounted to the fastening member. The washing machine can maintain concentricity of the stator and permit simplification of an assembly process to reduce manufacturing costs.05-07-2009
20090113941WASHING MACHINE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - The washing machine includes a tub, a bearing housing provided to the tub by injection molding such that a fastening part of the bearing housing is exposed to an outside of the tub, and a stator coupled to the fastening part. The washing machine suppresses generation of noise and vibration during a washing operation and has a motor firmly attached to the washing machine.05-07-2009
20090113743DRYER HAVING INTAKE DUCT WITH HEATER INTEGRATED THEREIN - Disclosed herein is a dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct capable of reducing thermal loss and preventing overheating of the dryer. The dryer includes a support panel having a through-hole, an intake duct communicating with the through-hole, a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum, and an extended part configured to cause the heated air to be supplied into the drum after bypassing the extended part.05-07-2009
20090113742DRYER HAVING INTAKE DUCT WITH HEATER INTEGRATED THEREIN - Disclosed herein is a dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct capable of reducing thermal loss and preventing overheating of the dryer. The dryer includes a support panel having a through-hole, an intake duct communicating with the through-hole, a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum, and a heat exchanging part transferring heat of the heated air into the drum.05-07-2009
20090049474METHOD OF PROVIDING ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE - A method of providing an electronic program guide is disclosed. The method includes storing information of electronic program guides, displaying an electronic program guide of a channel output on a primary screen in response to a signal of outputting the information of the electronic program guides, and displaying an electronic program guide of a new channel output on the primary screen when the channel of the primary screen is changed to the new channel.02-19-2009
20090046989METHOD OF CONTROLLING RECORDING QUALITY - A method of controlling recording quality is disclosed. The method includes determining whether a recording function is set, and determining a recording quality of a broadcast program based on analysis on a data amount of the broadcast program and a recordable capacity of a data storage if the recording function is set, followed by recording the broadcast program on the data storage according to the recording quality.02-19-2009
20090019859Magnetic Refrigerator - The present invention relates to a magnetic refrigerator comprising separated hot and cold heat exchange units wherein a heat transfer fluid that exchanges a heat with a magnetic heat exchange unit having the magnetocaloric material pieces arranged to have a gap therebetween separately circulates through a solenoid valve.01-22-2009
20080314049Active Magnetic Refrigerator - An active magnetic refrigerator includes separated hot and cold heat exchange units wherein a heat transfer fluid that exchanges a heat with a magnetic heat exchange unit having the magnetocaloric material pieces arranged to have a gap therebetween separately circulates through a solenoid valve.12-25-2008
20080313849HOSE ADAPTER AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A hose adapter and a vacuum cleaner including the same are disclosed. The hose adapter includes a connection pipe inserted into a body of the vacuum cleaner, a receiving part disposed on an outer surface of the connection pipe, a clamp member integrally formed with the receiving part and resiliently fitted into the body of the vacuum cleaner to secure the connection pipe, and a resilient member disposed inside the receiving part to support the clamp member.12-25-2008
20080289117WASHING MACHINE AND STEAM WASHING METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine and steam washing method thereof are disclosed. The method includes performing primary steam washing by supplying steam to laundry, performing a washing cycle by supplying wash water to the laundry, performing a rinsing cycle, performing a spin-dry cycle to remove the wash water from the laundry, and performing secondary steam washing by supplying steam to the laundry. The washing machine has improved sterilizing effects by sterilizing bacteria and fungi with hot steam.11-27-2008
20080288984MINOR CHANNEL SELECTION METHOD FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION - Disclosed herein is a minor channel selection method for digital televisions. The method comprises storing a major channel number in response to an input of the major channel number, followed by determining whether or not the major channel number is consistently input for a first preset time; determining whether or not a minor channel number is input before an elapse of a second preset time after a complete input of the major channel number, if the major channel number is consistently input for the first preset time; and selecting a minor channel corresponding to the minor channel number, if the minor channel number is input before the elapse of the second preset time. With this method, it is possible to conveniently select a minor channel since no delimiter is needed to be inputted between major and minor channel numbers to divide them from each other.11-20-2008
20080282747WASHING MACHINE HAVING FILTERING LIFTERS - Disclosed herein is a washing machine that includes a lifter capable of removing foreign matter from water while agitating laundry. The washing machine includes a tub containing water supplied from an outside source, a drum disposed inside the tub, a lifter body mounted to the drum; a filtering unit disposed in the lifter body to collect foreign matter from wash water as it circulates within the machine, and a water supply part guiding the water being introduced from the tub to the filtering unit of the lifter11-20-2008
20080245113Drum Type Washing Machine - A drum type washing machine which performs a drying function is provided having improved drying efficiency. The drum type washing machine includes a tub disposed inside a cabinet to receive water, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub to receive laundry, and a suction duct communicating with the tub. One end of the suction duct communicates with the tub, and the opposed end of the suction duct is a free end which remains disconnected from nearby structures, and is located inside the cabinet. The tub further includes a discharge hole. The water and air passing through the discharge hole are separated and discharged outside the cabinet along a drainage pipe and an exhaust duct, respectively.10-09-2008
20080245111WASHING MACHINE WITH PRESSURE VENTING UNIT - Disclosed herein is a venting unit of a washing machine. The washing machine comprises a cabinet having a door mounted thereon, a water tub installed inside the cabinet, a washing tub installed inside the water tub; and a venting unit installed such that an outside of the cabinet is in communication with an inner space of the washing tub through the venting unit. The washing machine has improved drying efficiency.10-09-2008
20080245084Apparatus and method for controlling stop operation of air conditioner - An apparatus for controlling a stop operation of an air conditioner includes: a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging between the refrigerant and indoor air; an indoor fan for blowing the heat-exchanged indoor air to indoors; and a controller. The controller controls, in response to an operation stop signal in operation, an operation of the indoor fan based on whether or not an operation of the compressor has completely stopped.10-09-2008
20080236173Magnetic heat exchanging unit for magnetic refrigerator - A magnetic refrigerator includes a magnetic heat exchange unit including a magnet.10-02-2008
20080216485Magnetic Refrigerator - A magnetic refrigerator includes independent hot heat exchange unit and cold heat exchange unit wherein separate heat transfer fluids are circulated.09-11-2008

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