Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100095548 | HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE AND DUCTLESS DRYER HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a ductless dryer having a heat exchanger module in accordance with the present invention. The heat exchanger module is configured to have a water-supplying inlet disposed at an outlet for air and to be provided with a sealing unit, a drain recess and a leakage preventing protrusion. Thus, a dehumidifying performance for humid air is enhanced. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing mold from being gathered on a wall of an installation space caused by exhausting the air in which moisture is not removed. Also, it is capable of preventing a user in the installation space from feeling unpleasant caused by exhausting the air in which the moisture is not removed to the installation space. | 04-22-2010 |
20100126032 | DUCTLESS DRYER - A ductless dryer is disclosed. The ductless dryer according to the present invention includes a hot air supply unit providing hot air into a drum and controlling heat for heating the air according to air volume, and a heat exchange unit dehumidifying humid air exhausted from the drum and controlling the amount of water used for dehumidifying according to a dew point temperature of the humid air. | 05-27-2010 |
20100162584 | DEHUMIDIFYING APPARATUS FOR DRYER - Disclosed is the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer comprising: a case; a drum disposed inside the case and for receiving objects to be dried therein; and a hot air supplying unit for supplying hot air into the drum and drying the objects to be dried, the dehumidifying apparatus, comprising: a dehumidifying unit having a heat exchanger for cooling hot air flowing from the drum; and a water tank for containing a fluid supplied to the heat exchanger, wherein the fluid circulates between the heat exchanger and the water tank. The dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer may reduce an amount of water used for operating the dryer, prevent the waste of water, and stably supply recycled cool water to the heat exchanger from the water tank. | 07-01-2010 |
20100192398 | DEHUMIDIFYING APPARATUS FOR DRYER - Disclosed is the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer comprising: a case; a drum disposed inside the case and for receiving objects to be dried therein; and a hot air supplying unit for supplying hot air into the drum and drying the objects to be dried, the dehumidifying apparatus, comprising: a heat exchanger for heat exchange with air flowing from the drum; and an injection nozzle portion disposed between the hot air supplying unit and the heat exchanger so as to inject a certain jet. According to the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer, when gas introduced into the dehumidifying apparatus from the drum through a jet passes through the jet, foreign substances such as lint, etc. contained in the gas may be separated, thereby preventing accumulation of the foreign substances on the dehumidifying apparatus. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199511 | DEHUMIDIFYING APPARATUS FOR DRYER - Disclosed is the dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer comprising: a case; a drum disposed inside the case and for receiving objects to be dried therein; and a hot air supplying unit for supplying hot air into the drum and drying the objects to be dried, the dehumidifying apparatus, comprising: a plurality of dehumidifying units, thereby capable of controlling humidity of exhausted air to a required level of humidity by removing moisture contained in air exhausted from the plurality of dehumidifying units in multiple steps. | 08-12-2010 |
20100319213 | HOT AIR GENERATING APPARATUS AND DRYER HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a hot air generating apparatus and a dryer having the same. The hot air generating apparatus comprises a temperature sensing unit, and a gas supply unit controlling a flowing amount of gas to be supplied according to a temperature of hot air sensed by the temperature sensing unit, wherein when the temperature of the hot air sensed by the temperature sensing unit approaches a pre-set threshold value, the flowing amount of gas to be supplied is gradually reduced, thereby being capable of continuously supplying hot air without being frequently turned on/off. | 12-23-2010 |
20110185511 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS WITH LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT - A washing-drying system and a water supply controlling method, the system comprising: a first main body configured to perform washing; a second main body installed at one side of the fist main body and configured to perform drying; water supply lines formed both in the first and second main bodies; and a water supply controlling unit configured to control an open or closed state or a connected or disconnected state of the water supply lines, wherein warm water and cold water respectively supplied from warm water source and cold water source both existing outside the system flow through the second main body to thusly be supplied into the first main body, whereby wastewater having high temperature generated after drying or dehumidifying laundry can be used for warm water washing, so as to save water required for the warm washing, and also to reduce energy consumed to generate warm water. | 08-04-2011 |
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20080196266 | Ductless dryer - A ductless dryer includes a main body, a drum rotatably installed at the main body, a heat exchanger for removing moisture from air exhausted from the drum, a circulation duct to flow the air exhausted from the drum into the heat exchanger, an exhaust duct to flow the air exhausted from the heat exchanger outside the dryer; and a noise reduction portion to attenuate noise propagation through the exhaust duct. As the ductless dryer is provided with the noise reduction portion, the noise propagation through the exhaust duct exposed into the room and the noise of the entire ductless dryer can be attenuated at the same time, whereby a quieter room environment can be provided. | 08-21-2008 |
20080196268 | FILTER CLEANING APPARATUS AND DUCTLESS DRYER IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - Disclosed is a filter cleaning apparatus and a ductless dryer adopting the same, the dryer having a main body, a drum rotatably mounted at the main body, a hot air supplying unit supplying hot air into the drum, a heat exchanger condensing and removing moisture contained in air exhausted from the drum, a circulation duct conducing the air exhausted from the drum to the heat exchanger, a filter installed in the circulation duct and filtering foreign substances contained in the air discharged from the drum, and a filter cleaning apparatus removing the foreign substances caught by the filter, thereby enhancing a user's convenience and reducing indoor air contamination which may occur in the course of removing the foreign substances. | 08-21-2008 |
20090038173 | CLOTHES DRIER - A clothes drier comprises: a body; a drum rotatably installed at the body; a hot air supply unit configured to supply hot air into the drum; a heat exchanger configured to dehumidify air exhausted from the drum; a pipe unit configured to supply water to the heat exchanger and collect water from the heat exchanger; and a freeze damage preventing unit installed on the pipe unit. The clothes drier is provided with the freeze damage preventing unit configured to partially or completely discharge out water remaining in the heat exchanger after the clothes drier is stopped. Accordingly, freeze damage of the heat exchanger during winter time is prevented. | 02-12-2009 |
20090038178 | CLOTHES DRYER - A clothes drier comprises a dehumidifying unit configured to dehumidify air exhausted from the drum, and to control an amount of water to be supplied thereto according to a drying level of clothes. As an amount of water supplied to the dehumidifying unit is controlled according to a drying level of clothes, a water consumption amount is reduced. | 02-12-2009 |
20100005680 | DUCTLESS DRYER - A ductless dryer includes a sealing unit for preventing a leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion. The sealing unit includes a sealing protrusion formed at the filter, a sealing recess disposed at a filter installation duct of the circulation duct for inserting the sealing protrusion thereinto, and a sealing member inserted into the sealing recess and contacting the sealing protrusion. Accordingly, the ductless dryer according to the present invention can prevent the leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion and the malfunction of the ductless dryer by leaked lint, thereby enhancing reliability of the dryer. | 01-14-2010 |
20140165417 | DEHUMIDIFYING APPARATUS FOR DRYER - A dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer is provided that includes a case, a drum disposed inside the case that receives objects to be dried therein, and a hot air supplier that supplies hot air into the drum and dries the objects to be dried. The dehumidifying apparatus includes a heat exchanger that heat exchanges with air flowing from the drum, and an injection nozzle portion disposed between the hot air supplier and the heat exchanger so as to inject a certain jet. When gas introduced into the dehumidifying apparatus from the drum passes through the jet, foreign substances such as lint, contained in the gas may be separated, thereby preventing accumulation of the foreign substances on the dehumidifying apparatus. | 06-19-2014 |