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Patent No.:

US 12624497 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2023

Dryer and method of controlling the same

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Taehyung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Eunkyeong Kwak, Suwon-si, KR;

Minhwan Oh, Suwon-si, KR;

Hooijoong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Hyemin Cha, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

Jefferson IP Law, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Deming Wan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01); D06F 58/32 (2020.01); D06F 58/36 (2020.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01); D06F 58/50 (2020.01); D06F 58/52 (2020.01); D06F 101/20 (2020.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01); D06F 103/24 (2020.01); D06F 103/26 (2020.01); D06F 103/38 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/52 (2020.02); D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 58/06 (2013.01); D06F 58/08 (2013.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.02); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02); D06F 2103/26 (2020.02); D06F 2103/38 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02);
Abstract

A dryer is provided. The dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet, at least one roller mounted on at least one surface inside of the cabinet to support the drum, a motor configured to provide power to rotate the drum, a motor driver configured to control the motor, and at least one processor configured to determine at least one of a first rotation velocity of the motor or a first rotation time of the motor based on a non-use time of the dryer, and control the motor driver based on the determined at least one of the first rotation velocity or the first rotation time of the motor.

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