公开(公告)号：US20210214883A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17271063

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Gyeongryeol CHAE ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Dongsuk KIM ,  Jewoo BANG ,  Donggyu LEE ,  Youngdon JEONG ,  Juyoung KIM

IPC: D06F58/44 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F73/02

Abstract: Disclosed is a clothing management apparatus. Disclosed clothing management apparatus comprises: memory; a steam generation apparatus for generating steam; a steam discharge member for spraying clothing with the steam generated by the steam generation apparatus; a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature inside the clothing management apparatus; and a processor which, when a clothing management start command is entered, stores the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor in memory, and controls the steam generation apparatus to carry out the action corresponding to the sensed temperature and clothing management start command, wherein, if an additional clothing management command is entered within a previously set time following an execution of an action corresponding to the clothing management start command, then the processor controls the steam generation apparatus to carry out the action corresponding to the temperature data stored in memory and additional clothing management command.

公开(公告)号：US20210156073A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US16951389

申请日：2020-11-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dohaeng KIM ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Dongsuk KIM ,  Juyoung KIM ,  Jewoo BANG

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F34/18

Abstract: A dryer according to the disclosure may detect current flowing through a motor for rotating a drum, detect humidity of a drying material accommodated in the drum, compare the detected humidity to a plurality of pieces of reference humidity and compare the detected current to a plurality of pieces of reference current to obtain a drying load, control a revolutions per minute (rpm) of the motor, a frequency of a compressor provided in a heat pump, and a degree of superheat of an evaporator provided in the heat pump based on the drying load, perform a drying process, detect humidity of the drying material while the drying process is performed, and finish the drying process in response to the detected humidity determined to be target humidity.

公开(公告)号：US20190390395A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16446219

申请日：2019-06-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyejoon SEOK ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Sangoh YOO ,  Hyungwoo LEE

IPC: D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: A dryer includes a drum receiving an object to be dried, a first sensor configured to sense a dry state of the object to be dried contained in the drum, a heater configured to heat air supplied into the drum, a blower including a fan forming a flow of air passing through the inside of the drum, a second sensor configured to sense a temperature of air discharged from the drum, and a processor configured to control, when a user input selecting a specific course is received, the drum, the heater, and the blower to perform a dry cycle, to control a rotation direction of the drum on the basis of a dry state of the dry object sensed by the first sensor when the dry cycle is started, and to control termination of the dry cycle on the basis of the temperature of air sensed by the second sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20250003139A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18758886

申请日：2024-06-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Juyoung KIM ,  Ohjin KWON ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Seongryeol MYEONG ,  Sungmin PARK ,  Jewoo BANG ,  Sooyoung LEE

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F103/58 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/26 ,  D06F105/36

Abstract: A dryer including a main body; a drum inside the main body to receive an object for drying; a heat pump to supply hot and dry air to the drum, and including an evaporator, compressor, and condenser, wherein the evaporator, compressor, and condenser are configured to circulate a refrigerant through the evaporator, the compressor, and the condenser; a condensate tank to store condensate generated by the evaporator; and a connection pipe between the condenser and the evaporator, with at least a portion of the connection pipe being in the condensate tank, wherein the dryer is configured so that refrigerant that has been heat-exchanged with external air in the condenser, and discharged from the condenser, then passes through the connection pipe so as to additionally exchange heat with the condensate in the condensate tank while passing through the at least a portion of the connection pipe in the condensate tank.

公开(公告)号：US20190276978A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16285117

申请日：2019-02-25

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyejoon SEOK ,  Sangoh YOO ,  Minjoon JUNG ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Hyungwoo LEE ,  Seungeun CHUNG ,  Youngmin CHOI

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/28

Abstract: A clothes dryer is disclosed. The clothes dryer includes a rotatably disposed drum, a heat pump system including a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant and a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant, a heater configured to heat air supplied to the interior of the drum, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of air passing through the interior of the drum, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the compressor, and a processor configured to control an operation of the compressor on the basis of the temperature of the air passing through the interior of the drum detected by the first temperature sensor and control an operation of the heater on the basis of the temperature of the compressor detected by the second temperature sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20250034793A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18813715

申请日：2024-08-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jihaeng HEO ,  Seungwan YOO ,  Minjoon JUNG ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Hyungwoo LEE ,  Seungeun CHUNG ,  Saebyeok CHOI

IPC: D06F58/45 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F105/24

Abstract: A clothing dryer, and a method performed thereby, to identify the degree of clogging of a filter for collecting foreign substances generated according to a drying operation in a clothing dryer are provided. The clothing dryer includes a display, an expansion valve provided in a heat pump, and a controller identifying the degree of clogging of a filter.

公开(公告)号：US20210123184A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17078403

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Taegyoon NOH ,  Doyoon KIM ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Hoyoung KIM ,  Junhoe CHOI ,  Jeongsu HAN

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F103/34

Abstract: A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes a heat exchanger configured to remove moisture from air flowing and heat and discharge the moisture-removed air, a drum containing a material to be dried, a humidity sensor configured to detect a humidity of the air flowing from the drum, a fan configured to generate a flow of the air flowing along a flow path formed so that the air discharged from the heat exchanger flows to the heat exchanger via the drum and the humidity sensor, and a processor configured to determine a dried state of the material to be dried based on the humidity detected through the humidity sensor, and the humidity sensor is disposed at a position where a flow velocity of the air is equal to or higher than a predetermined velocity in the flow path formed between the drum and the heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US20210017699A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US16947114

申请日：2020-07-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Juyoung KIM ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Jewoo BANG ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Dongsuk KIM

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/26

Abstract: A clothes care apparatus includes a chamber, a first damper, a second damper, a heat exchanger, at least one blower fan, a sensor portion, and a controller. The first damper is configured to control an airflow from inside the chamber to outside the chamber. The second damper is configured to control the airflow into the chamber from the outside. The heat exchanger is provided with a compressor and configured to exchange heat with air in the chamber. The at least one blower fan is configured to generate the airflow The sensor portion is configured to obtain a temperature and humidity inside and outside of the chamber. The controller is configured to start a drying cycle, control the first and second damper to be opened or closed, and control the heat exchanger and the at least one blower fan by comparing the internal humidity with the external humidity.