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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Dokyeong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyejoon Seok, Suwon-si, KR;
Minjoon Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Sujin Seong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hoon Wee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyungwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungeun Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Hankyu Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A dryer including: a drum; a duct connected to the drum; a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct; a heater provided inside the duct; a fan provided inside the duct; a motor to rotate the fan; and a controller configured to perform a first operation of operating the compressor, the heater, and the motor based on no object being inside the drum, and a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor. The dryer may sterilize the inside of the dryer, particularly, a flow path through which humid air passes.