Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080276381 | Control method of laundry machine - The present invention relates to a control method of a laundry machine. The control method includes inputting a command to drive the steam laundry dryer, and determining whether water is supplied to a steam generator of the steam laundry dryer. According to the control method of the steam laundry dryer, it is possible to effectively remove wrinkles from clothes and to prevent the breakage of the steam laundry dryer. | 11-13-2008 |
20080302138 | Controlling method of a steam generator and a laundry machine with the same - A laundry machine having a steam generator is disclosed. A heater is controlled, such that steam generation coincides with a predetermined time period, whereby the steam supply time is enabled to be controlled with relative accuracy. If an error occurs when water is being supplied to the steam generator, then an error message is displayed such that a user may be informed of the error. If a predetermined time period has elapsed, then a pump is stopped to prevent an excessive amount of water from being supplied to the steam generator. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313922 | Controlling method of a dryer and a dryer with the same - A controlling method of a clothes dryer for detecting an amount of laundry and a clothes dryer with the same are disclosed. A controlling method includes drying laundry by supplying hot air to a drum, determining an amount of laundry based on a drying time, and supplying fine droplets of water and/or steam to the drum according to the determined amount of laundry. | 12-25-2008 |
20090120140 | Washing machine - The present invention relates to a washing machine, and the washing machine includes a drum rotatably installed in a cabinet, an air heater for heating air, to supply hot air to the drum, a steam generator for generating steam, and supply the steam to the drum, and a water supply unit including a nozzle for spraying the steam generated by the steam generator to an interior of the drum, and a nozzle holder having a coupler at a rear surface of the nozzle holder, to separably mount the nozzle at a position adjacent to the drum. | 05-14-2009 |
20090126222 | Dryer - A laundry machine, in particular, a dryer using steam, is disclosed. The dryer includes an object container for containing an object, a control panel provided as a user interface, and a controller. In the dryer, the control panel comprises a course selector for enabling a user to select one of a steam-enable course, in which a steam cycle for supply steam to the object container is enabled, a steam course, in which the steam cycle is provided, and a steam-off course, from which the steam cycle is excluded, as operation courses. The controller controls an operation of the dryer to execute the selected operation course. | 05-21-2009 |
20090172967 | Dryer - A laundry machine, particularly, a dryer using steam is disclosed. The laundry machine such as a washing machine, a dryer, a drying and washing machine is an apparatus which washes or dries articles such as clothes. The dryer includes a drum adapted to accommodate articles to be dried, a control panel adapted to provide an interface with a user, and a controller, wherein the control panel includes a course selection part which allows a user to select a specific course as an operation course during a steam course, which includes a steam process for supplying steam into a drum, such that the dried articles have a moisture content equal to or larger than 6%, and the controller controls an operation of the dryer to perform the selected operation course. | 07-09-2009 |
20090251032 | Door assembly - The present invention relates a door assembly for a washing machine which prevents a tub from being enclosed when the washing machine is not in operation. | 10-08-2009 |
20100116003 | Ball balancer and laundry apparatus having the same - A ball balancer and a laundry apparatus having the same are disclosed. A ball balancer includes a circular housing having motion space formed therein, at least two partition members spaced apart a predetermined distance along the motion space of the housing, the partition members partitioning the motion space into at least two spaces, a plurality of ball members movable within the partitioned spaces of the motion space, and viscous fluid filled in the motion space. Such the ball balancer may reduce noise and vibration of the laundry apparatus having the same. | 05-13-2010 |
20110138648 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDRY MACHINE - Method for controlling a dryer having a steam generator for generating high temperature steam with heat generation of a steam heater, including a hot air supply step for supplying dried hot air to a drum for drying clothes, and a moisture supply step for supplying moisture to the drum for removing static electricity from the clothes dried in the hot air supply step. | 06-16-2011 |