The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Dae-yun Park, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Kyung-seop Hong, Incheon, KR;
Young-hwan Park, Seoul, KR;
In-cheol Jeong, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Soo-young OH, Seoul, KR;
Si-moon Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Dae-Yun Park, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Kyung-Seop Hong, Incheon, KR;
Young-Hwan Park, Seoul, KR;
In-Cheol Jeong, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Soo-Young Oh, Seoul, KR;
Si-Moon Jeon, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for controlling a clothes dryer is disclosed to precisely dry clothes on the basis of a load amount according to moisture contained in clothes in the clothes dry and a temperature change according to proceeding drying of clothes. The method includes: detecting a load amount detect signal corresponding to an amount of moisture contained in clothes in a drum; setting a heater exit temperature range of the clothes dryer to pre-set first and second temperature ranges on the basis of the load amount detect signal, and first drying clothes in the drum within the pre-set first temperature range; second-drying clothes in the drum within the pre-set second temperature range; and cooling clothes in the drum when the first and second-drying processes are completed.