Laundry treatment apparatus and method for operating the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKwangjo Lee, Gayeong Jeong, Hyojin Joo, Jangan Choi
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Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a condensed water collector that is disposed in the cabinet and defines a collection space configured to receive condensed water therein, a discharge pump assembly disposed at the condensed water collector and configured to pump the condensed water from the condensed water collector, a water discharge container configured to receive the condensed water collector pumped from the condensed water collector, and a sterilization module configured to sterilize the condensed water in the condensed water collector.
Claims20
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a heat pump configured to heat air for drying laundry and to condense moisture from the air that is used for drying the laundry;
- a circulation fan configured to circulate the air;
- a condensed water collector that is disposed in the cabinet and defines a collection space configured to receive condensed water therein;
- a discharge pump assembly comprising a discharge pump that is disposed at the condensed water collector and configured to pump the condensed water from the condensed water collector;
- a water discharge container configured to receive the condensed water pumped from the condensed water collector;
- a sterilization module configured to sterilize the condensed water in the condensed water collector by irradiating ultraviolet light;
- and
- a controller configured to control the heat pump, the circulation fan, the discharge pump assembly, and the sterilization module,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- operate the discharge pump to circulate the condensed water in the condensed water collector, and
- control the sterilization module to irradiate the ultraviolet light to the condensed water circulated by operating the discharge pump.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a heat pump configured to heat air for drying laundry and to condense moisture from the air that is used for drying the laundry;
- a circulation fan configured to circulate the air;
- a condensed water collector configured to receive condensed water from the heat pump;
- a discharge pump configured to pump the condensed water from the condensed water collector;
- a sterilization module configured to irradiate ultraviolet light to the condensed water in the condensed water collector;
- and
- a controller configured to control the heat pump, the circulation fan, the discharge pump, and the sterilization module,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- activate the heat pump and the circulation fan,
- deactivate the heat pump and the circulation fan,
- operate the discharge pump to circulate the condensed water in the condensed water collector, and
- control the sterilization module to irradiate the ultraviolet light to the condensed water circulated by operating the discharge pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.