Dryer and method for controlling the same
US10563343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/46
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Provided are a dryer and method for controlling the same, which may appropriately and efficiently dry objects thrown into a receiving space by using high frequency electric fields and heated air. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure a dryer includes a main body, a drum rotationally placed inside the main body, a driver provides rotational force to the drum, an electrode part produces an electric field inside the drum, a power supplier supplies power to the electrode part, an air heater heats air, a blower supplies heated air into the drum and a controller controls the power supplier to block power supplied to the electrode part depending on a dried state of an object contained in the drum, controls the driver to rotate the drum, and controls the air heater and the blower to supply heated air into the drum.
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