Control method of clothes dryer
US10947661B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/54
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A control method of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a heat pump system is provided as a heat source for heating air supplied to a drum includes selecting one of a plurality of operation modes in which initial driving frequencies are different from one another and inputting a drying start command to the dryer by a user; checking an outer temperature and comparing the outer temperature with a preset reference temperature T by a control unit; performing the operation mode selected by the user by the control unit, in a case where the outer temperature is equal to or more than the reference temperature T; performing an operation mode in which the initial driving frequency of the compressor is the highest of the plurality of operation modes, in a case where the outer temperature is less than the reference temperature T.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.