公开(公告)号：US09745682B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US13654952

申请日：2012-10-18

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sang Ho Park ,  Phal Jin Lee ,  Seong Hae Jeong ,  Seong Jin Jo

IPC: D06F58/10 ,  F26B19/00 ,  D06F29/00

CPC classification number: D06F29/00 ,  D06F58/10

Abstract: A multiple laundry treating machine, in which an auxiliary laundry treating device is coupled to a general laundry treating device, is disclosed. The multiple laundry treating machine includes a main laundry treating device for washing or drying laundry contained in an interior of the main laundry treating device, an auxiliary laundry treating device arranged at one side of the main laundry treating device, the auxiliary laundry treating device having a volume and a height respectively smaller than a volume and a height of the main laundry treating device, and having a laundry container formed in an interior of the auxiliary laundry treating device, and a connecting unit for connecting the main and auxiliary laundry treating devices, to enable communication or control operations between the main and auxiliary laundry treating devices. In accordance with the multiple laundry treating machine, it is possible to achieve a convenience in use and to save energy because a small amount of clothes or shoes can be dried by the auxiliary laundry treating device, without driving a laundry treating device having a relatively-large capacity.