Apparatus for automatically drying and method for controlling the same
US7900374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S359/90
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automatic drying apparatus and a method of controlling the same is disclosed, enabling exact drying by using a humidity sensor (37) provided at a location having a stabilized output characteristic for automatic drying, the automatic drying apparatus including a heating apparatus (31) for heating air supplied into a drum into which a drying object is introduced, a fan (32) for forcibly drawing air into the drum; and a humidity sensor (37) provided between the fan (32) and the heating apparatus (37) such that a sensing surface is positioned to be parallel to a flowing direction of air passed through the fan (32), for outputting a sensing voltage value for determining dryness of the drying object.
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