公开(公告)号：US11591746B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US16556942

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ji Hyun Woo ,  Sang Yeon Pyo

IPC: D06F73/02 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F105/28

Abstract: A clothes care apparatus includes a chamber, an upper fan provided above the chamber and configured to move air to a lower side of the chamber, and a lower fan provided under the chamber and configured to move air to an upper side of the chamber. A first motor is configured to rotate the lower fan and a steam generating device is configured to generate steam by heating water. A controller is configured to control on-off states of the steam generating device and the first motor, configured to turn on the steam generating device in a first period for supplying the generated steam to the chamber, and configured to turn on the first motor in a second period for allowing the steam to be dispersed by air moving to the chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11149371B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16349415

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Ji Hyun Woo ,  Ji-Yu Lee ,  Sang Up Lee ,  Sang Yeon Pyo

IPC: D06F33/00 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F34/18

Abstract: A washing machine including an auxiliary washing tub in a washing tub, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The washing machine includes a main washing tub and an auxiliary washing tub through which different laundry can be classified according to the weight or category of laundry such that the classified laundry can be separately washed. As a result, user convenience increases, and the entire washing time and unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced. When the main washing tub and the auxiliary washing tub are simultaneously operated, when only the main washing tub is independently operated, or when only the auxiliary washing tub is independently operated, laundry can be effectively washed in different ways in the washing tub and the auxiliary washing tub according to an optimum washing algorithm achieved by a combination of washing-tub rotation and pulsator rotation, such that laundry can be less damaged and washing performance can be improved.