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US 12,351,965 B2Granted
Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYunhi Lee, Jaehyun Kim, Hyunsun Yoo
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Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus includes a dryer disposed in an indoor space; a washing machine vertically disposed with respect to the dryer; a refresher disposed on one side of the dryer and the washing machine; and a heating device heating air supplied to at least one of the dryer, the washing machine, and the refresher. The heating device includes a plurality of compressors, and controls a number of compressors to be operated and an RPM of the operated compressors, according to a cycle status of the dryer, the washing machine, and the refresher.
Claims16
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a dryer;
- a washing machine vertically disposed with respect to the dryer;
- a refresher disposed on one side of the dryer and the washing machine;
- a heating device including a plurality of compressors, the heating device configured to heat air supplied to at least one of the dryer, the washing machine, and the refresher;
- a processor configured to control a number of the plurality of compressors to be operated and revolutions per minute (RPM) of each of the operated compressors for supplying hot air suitable for a cycle status of the dryer and configured to control a supply of hot air suitable for a cycle status of the refresher;
- a first flow control valve disposed in a first passage between the heating device and the dryer;
- a second flow control valve disposed in a second passage between the heating device and the washing machine;
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- a third flow control valve disposed in a third passage between the heating device and the refresher,
- wherein the processor is further configured to change an opening degree of each of the first flow control valve, the second flow control valve and the third flow control valve based on a required temperature during cycles of the dryer, the washing machine, and the refresher connected to the first to third passages in which the first to third flow control valves are disposed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.