Method for operating clothes dryer having liquid injection means
US8607471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/38
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for operating a clothes dryer, the dryer including a drum rotatably installed within a cabinet, a blow fan configured to supply air into the drum, a heater configured to heat air, and a liquid injection means configured to inject liquid into the drum, the method including a drying step of supplying hot air heated by the heater into the drum to dry clothes, a preprocessing step of cooling the inside of the drum with supplying air in a turn-off state of the heater, and a liquid injection step of injecting the liquid into the drum after performing the preprocessing step, wherein the liquid injection step is repeatedly performed in plural times, whereby the liquid can be injected into clothes after the preprocessing step, so as to allow an effective deposition of the liquid onto the clothes.
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