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US 2006/0130354 A1Published application
Combination dryer and method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSoung Choi, Deug Lee, Byung Ahn, Hung Cho, Young Kim
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Abstract
An operation method for a combination driver is disclosed. The present invention relates to a combination dryer, and more particularly, to an operation method for a combination dryer which enables air in a drying drum and a cabinet for drying the laundry to circulate continuously and enables water generated in the circulation process to perform a refreshing cycle by using the water.
Claims20
A combination dryer comprising:
- a tumble dryer comprising a hot air supplying pipe for flowing hot air, an hot air supplying part for heating air within the hot air supplying pipe to generate hot air, and an air condensing part for condensing the air within the hot air supplying pipe;
- a cabinet dryer comprising an hot air inlet pipe provided on a top of the tumble dryer with being connected with the hot air supplying pipe for having a predetermined laundry keeping space, and an air outlet pipe for guiding the air discharged from the laundry keeping space into the hot air supplying pipe.
A controlling method of a combination comprising steps of which are repeatedly performed in regular sequence:
- supplying hot air for generating hot air by heating air within the hot air supplying pipe, and supplying the hot air into the drying drum and/or the laundry keeping space:
- condensing air for condensing humid air discharged outside of the drying drum and/or the laundry keeping space, and making the air dry;
- supplying air for supplying the dry air into the hot air supplying pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.