Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes
US7325330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/38
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes in a washing or drying machine using steam to eliminate the wrinkles in clothes, in a state in which the clothes are worn by a user or stored, as well as in a state in which washing of the clothes is terminated. The method includes determining whether or not a wrinkle-eliminating course is selected; supplying hot air to the clothes to eliminate dust from the clothes when it is determined that the wrinkle-eliminating course is selected; and supplying steam to the clothes, from which the dust was eliminated, to eliminate the wrinkles in the clothes.
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