公开(公告)号：US10767304B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16207997

申请日：2018-12-03

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Ilman Seo ,  Deokjoon Jeong ,  Setae Kim

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/34 ,  D06F103/44 ,  D06F105/46

Abstract: Disclosed are a dryer and a method of controlling the same, the dryer which is capable of: determining an amount of laundry loaded in the dryer and controlling a drying operation according to the amount of laundry; measuring a current supplied to rotate the drum and extracting a force applied to laundry in the drum to measure an amount of laundry; changing a rotation direction to minimize an error in the amount of laundry, which is caused by entanglement of the laundry; performing a drying operation after determining the amount of laundry through adjustment of the rotation direction; and setting a drying time in consideration of both a calculated amount of laundry and a type of the laundry, such that damage to the laundry is prevented and over-drying or less-drying of the laundry is solved, thereby efficiently drying the laundry.

公开(公告)号：US20190169784A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16207997

申请日：2018-12-03

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Ilman Seo ,  Deokjoon Jeong ,  Setae Kim

IPC: D06F58/28 ,  D06F58/08

Abstract: Disclosed are a dryer and a method of controlling the same, the dryer which is capable of: determining an amount of laundry loaded in the dryer and controlling a drying operation according to the amount of laundry; measuring a current supplied to rotate the drum and extracting a force applied to laundry in the drum to measure an amount of laundry; changing a rotation direction to minimize an error in the amount of laundry, which is caused by entanglement of the laundry; performing a drying operation after determining the amount of laundry through adjustment of the rotation direction; and setting a drying time in consideration of both a calculated amount of laundry and a type of the laundry, such that damage to the laundry is prevented and over-drying or less-drying of the laundry is solved, thereby efficiently drying the laundry.