Washing apparatus and control method thereof
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1. A washing apparatus comprising:
- a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
a drum rotatably provided within the body; and
at least one or more wet pad cloths loaded within the drum to diffuse prescribed quantities of moisture and fragrance in case of receiving heat of high temperature.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a washing apparatus and control method thereof, by which laundry can be dry-cleaned through the loaded configurations of the wet pad cloth, the filth transfer cloth, the steam providing unit, the fragrance spraying unit, and the detergent supplying unit using either the wet pad cloth or the filth transfer cloth or without using both of the wet pad cloth and the filth transfer cloth.
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118 Claims
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1. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
a drum rotatably provided within the body; and
at least one or more wet pad cloths loaded within the drum to diffuse prescribed quantities of moisture and fragrance in case of receiving heat of high temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a wet pad cloth providing step of providing at least one or more wet pad cloths including prescribed amounts of moisture and fragrance with a drum; and
a dry-cleaning step of providing heat of high temperature to the at least one or more wet pad cloths and rotating the drum in case of a control occurrence for dry cleaning. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
a drum rotatably provided within the body; and
at least one steam providing unit for diffusing steam into the drum. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a steam generating step of generating steam by heating water in a steam providing unit;
a steam spray step of spraying the generated steam into a drum; and
a steam discharge step of discharging the steam reaming in the drum outside the drum after completion of dry cleaning. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
an outer tub provided within the body;
a drum rotatably provided within the outer tub;
a water supply pipe for supplying water to the outer tub; and
a detergent supplying unit for spraying a dry-cleaning detergent into the drum. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a detergent spray step of spraying a dry-cleaning detergent over a laundry inputted to a drum to separate filth from the laundry;
a water spray step of spraying a small amount of water into the drum to remove the filth separated from the laundry; and
a laundry drying step of providing hot and dry air to the drum to dry the laundry. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
an outer tub provided within the body;
a drum rotatably provided within the outer tub and having a multitude of perforated holes on a circumference;
a water heater provided to a bottom part within the outer tub; and
a water supply pipe connected to a portion in the vicinity of a space having the water heater provided thereto within the outer tub to guide a water supply flow of water. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a water supply step of supplying water to a bottom space within an outer tub via a water supply pipe in case of executing an operation for dry cleaning;
a temperature sensing step of sensing a temperature variation via a temperature sensor; and
a heat generation control step of stopping supplying the water and driving a water heater to generate heat if a value of the sensed temperature variation exceeds a reference value. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
an outer tub provided within the body;
a drum rotatably provided within the outer tub and having a multitude of perforated holes on a circumference;
a water heater provided to a bottom part within the outer tub;
a water supply pipe for guiding a water supply flow of water;
a sensing unit provided between the water heater and the drum to be short-circuited if a level of the water exceeds a predefined water level; and
a controller for controlling a water supply according to whether the sensing unit is short-circuited. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a water supply step of supplying water to a bottom space within an outer tub via a water supply pipe in case of executing an operation for dry cleaning;
a short circuit check step of checking whether a short circuit of an electrode sensor occurs by the supplied water; and
a heat generation control step of stopping supplying the water and driving a water heater to generate heat if short circuit of an electrode sensor occurs. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
an outer tub provided within the body;
a drum rotatably provided within the outer tub and having a multitude of perforated holes on a circumference;
a water heater provided to a bottom part within the outer tub;
a water supply pipe connected to a circumference of the bottom part of the outer tub to guide a water supply flow of water;
a drying duct having one end connected to the circumference of the bottom part of the outer tub and the other end connected to an upper circumference of the outer tub to supply hot air to the outer tub;
a drying heater provided within the drying duct; and
a cooling water supply pipe connected to a pipe path of the drying duct to provide a small amount of cooling water. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72)
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73. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a water supply step of supplying water to a bottom space within an outer tub via a water supply pipe in case of executing an operation for dry cleaning;
a cooling water supply step of if a level of the supplied water reaches a predefined first water level, stopping supplying the water via the water supply pipe and supplying a small amount of cooling water via a cooling water supply pipe;
a water supply stop step of if the level of the supplied water reaches a predefined second water level, stopping supplying the cooling water via the cooling water supply pipe; and
a steam generation step of driving a water heater to generate steam in case of completion of either the cooling water supply step or the water supply stop step. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
an outer tub provided within the body;
a drum rotatably provided within the outer tub and having a multitude of perforated holes on a circumference; and
at least one steam providing unit for providing a prescribed amount of steam to an inside of the drum. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method of controlling a washing apparatus, comprising:
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a detergent spray step of spraying a dry-cleaning detergent over a laundry inputted to a drum; and
a steam providing sep of providing steam to an inside of a drum by operating a steam providing unit. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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112. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus;
a drum rotatably provided within the body;
a steam providing unit for providing a prescribed amount of steam toward an inside of the drum; and
a laundry rack detachably provided to the inside of the drum to place a laundry thereon. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
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