Clothes dryer and method of controlling the same

Details Clothes dryer and method of controlling the same Clothes dryer and method of controlling the same

2006-08-22

2006-08-22

Lu, Jiping (Department: 3749)

Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids

Apparatus

For diverse operations on treated material

C034S595000, C034S606000, C034S607000, C034S608000, C034S082000, C034S528000, C034S549000, C034S557000, C034S202000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07093374

ABSTRACT:
A clothes dryer and a method of controlling the clothes dryer. The method detects conditions of clothes using a sensor, and performs at least one of: a complex drying function to perform a drying operation, a deodorizing operation, and a wrinkle removing operation; a wrinkle removing function to perform the wrinkle removing operation and the drying operation; and a drying function to perform the drying operation, according to the detected conditions of the clothes. Accordingly, the clothes dryer is capable of not only drying the clothes, but also deodorizing the clothes and removing wrinkles. Additionally, the clothes dryer is capable of detecting conditions of clothes accommodated in a chamber, and drying and deodorizing the clothes as occasion demands, thus maintaining the clothes for a long period.

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