Laundry treating apparatus
US12188172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B40/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, a drum, a fluid circulator, an air circulator including a humidity sensor, a driver, and a controller, wherein a drying operation includes an efficiency increasing process for increasing drying efficiency inside the drum, an efficiency maintaining process for maintaining the drying efficiency, and an efficiency decreasing process for reducing the drying efficiency, wherein the controller performs the drying operation while distinguishing the efficiency increasing process, the efficiency maintaining process, and the efficiency decreasing process from each other using a measured value of the humidity sensor.
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