Automatic dryer and method for controlling the same
US8256138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/12
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for controlling an automatic dryer is disclosed, which can determine a dryness level based on information relating the laundry by an initial average value of a sensing means, to thereby achieve stability and reliability in a drying process, the method comprising sensing whether the amount of laundry is small or large by using an average output value in a preset time period of an initial drying stage; detecting a saturation voltage generating point of the sensor; and performing a drying cycle based on each dryness level by using information for the amount of laundry and the saturation voltage generating point.
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