Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes
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1. A method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes comprising:
- determining whether or not a wrinkle-eliminating course is selected;
supplying steam to the clothes in response to it being determined that the wrinkle-eliminating course is selected in the determining; and
supplying hot air to the clothes, to which the steam was previously supplied in the supply steam, to eliminate the wrinkles in the clothes.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes in a washing or drying machine using steam to eliminate the wrinkles in clothes, in a state in which the clothes are worn by a user or stored, as well as in a state in which washing of the clothes is terminated. The method includes determining whether or not a wrinkle-eliminating course is selected; supplying hot air to the clothes to eliminate dust from the clothes when it is determined that the wrinkle-eliminating course is selected; and supplying steam to the clothes, from which the dust was eliminated, to eliminate the wrinkles in the clothes.
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1. A method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes comprising:
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determining whether or not a wrinkle-eliminating course is selected; supplying steam to the clothes in response to it being determined that the wrinkle-eliminating course is selected in the determining; and supplying hot air to the clothes, to which the steam was previously supplied in the supply steam, to eliminate the wrinkles in the clothes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes comprising:
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determining whether or not a wrinkle-eliminating course is selected; supplying first hot air to the clothes to eliminate dust from the clothes in response to it being determined that the wrinkle-eliminating course is selected in the determining; and supplying steam to the clothes, from which the dust was previously eliminated in the supplying first hot air, to eliminate the wrinkles in the clothes. - View Dependent Claims (7, 17, 18, 19)
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8. An apparatus for eliminating wrinkles in clothes contained in a drum, comprising:
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a signal input unit for selecting a wrinkle-eliminating course; a steam generating device for supplying steam to an inside of the drum; and a single control unit for controlling both the steam generating device and a drying device to eliminate the wrinkles in the clothes in response to the wrinkle-eliminating course being selected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for eliminating wrinkles of clothes, contained in a drum, comprising:
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a steam generating device for spraying steam to the inside of a drum; a drying device for supplying hot air to the inside of the drum; and a control unit for controlling both the steam generating device and the drying device, wherein, when instructions for spraying the steam to the inside of the drum are inputted to the control unit by a user, the control unit operates the drying device to supply the hot air in advance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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