FABRIC DRYER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A fabric dryer comprising:
- a drum rotatably disposed and receiving laundry;
a driving unit rotating the drum;
a steam supply unit supplying steam into the drum;
a radical supply unit for supplying radical into the drum;
a contamination removal function selector for selecting a water-soluble contaminant or a fat-soluble contaminant; and
a controller configured to control the steam supply unit to supply steam in response to selection of the water-soluble-contaminant by the contamination removal function selector, and control the radical supply unit to supply radical in response to selection of fat-soluble contaminant by the contamination removal function selector.
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Abstract
Provided are a fabric dryer and a method of controlling the fabric dryer. The fabric dryer includes a drum, a driving unit, a steam supply unit, a radical supply unit, a contamination removal function selector, and a controller. The drum is rotatably disposed and receives laundry. The driver rotates the drum. The steam supply unit supplies steam into the drum. The radical supply unit supplies radical into the drum. The contamination removal function selector selects a water-soluble contaminant or a fat-soluble contaminant. The controller controls the steam supply unit to supply steam in response to selection of the water-soluble-contaminant by the contamination removal function selector, and controls the radical supply unit to supply radical in response to selection of fat-soluble contaminant by the contamination removal function selector.
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16 Claims
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1. A fabric dryer comprising:
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a drum rotatably disposed and receiving laundry; a driving unit rotating the drum; a steam supply unit supplying steam into the drum; a radical supply unit for supplying radical into the drum; a contamination removal function selector for selecting a water-soluble contaminant or a fat-soluble contaminant; and a controller configured to control the steam supply unit to supply steam in response to selection of the water-soluble-contaminant by the contamination removal function selector, and control the radical supply unit to supply radical in response to selection of fat-soluble contaminant by the contamination removal function selector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a fabric dryer, comprising:
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selecting a water-soluble contaminant or a fat-soluble contaminant through a contamination removal function selector; and removing the contaminant from laundry in a drum according to the selected contaminant, wherein steam is supplied into the drum when the selected contaminant is water-soluble, and radical is supplied into the drum when the selected contaminant is fat-soluble. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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