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 provided within the body and configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis to agitate laundry in the drum;
a steam generator located between the body and the drum and upper side of the drum, wherein the steam generator includes a water storage part and a heater adjacent to the water storage part, the heater evaporating water into steam;
a pipe between the steam generator and the drum to supply steam into the drum from an upper portion of the drum; and
a water supply device in fluid connection with the steam generator to control water flow to the steam generator,wherein the water supply device allows water to flow to the water storage part and the heater operates to evaporate water flowing in the pipe into steam by heating a portion of the pipe at least while the water supply device is turned on.
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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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28 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 provided within the body and configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis to agitate laundry in the drum; a steam generator located between the body and the drum and upper side of the drum, wherein the steam generator includes a water storage part and a heater adjacent to the water storage part, the heater evaporating water into steam; a pipe between the steam generator and the drum to supply steam into the drum from an upper portion of the drum; and a water supply device in fluid connection with the steam generator to control water flow to the steam generator, wherein the water supply device allows water to flow to the water storage part and the heater operates to evaporate water flowing in the pipe into steam by heating a portion of the pipe at least while the water supply device is turned on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A washing apparatus, comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus; a drum provided within the body and configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis to agitate laundry in the drum; a steam providing unit located between the body and the drum, wherein the steam providing unit includes a heating part that evaporates water into steam and a steam supply pipe to supply steam into the drum; a water storage part to store a prescribed amount of water for generation of a prescribed amount of steam; and a water supply device in fluid connection with the steam providing unit to control water flow to the steam providing unit, wherein the water supply device allows water to flow to the steam providing unit through the water storage unit and the heating part operates to evaporate water flowing in the steam supply pipe into steam by heating a portion of the steam supply pipe at least while the water supply device is turned on. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A washing apparatus comprising:
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a body forming an exterior of the washing apparatus; a drum provided within the body and configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis to agitate laundry in the drum; a steam providing unit located between the body and the drum, wherein the steam providing unit includes a heating part that evaporates water into steam and a steam supply pipe to supply steam into the drum and wherein the steam providing unit is separately provided on upper side of the drum to generate steam without water from the drum; a water storage part to store a prescribed amount of water for generation of a prescribed amount of steam; and a water supply device in fluid connection with the steam providing unit to control water flow to the steam providing unit through the water storage unit, wherein the water supply device allows water to flow to the steam providing unit and the heating part operates to evaporate water flowing in the steam supply pipe into steam by heating a portion of the steam supply pipe at least while the water supply device is turned on. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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