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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Sang Hun Bae, Changwon-si, KR;
Dong Geun Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Yeon Sik Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Ju Han Yoon, Changwon-si, KR;
Sang Hun Bae, Changwon-si, KR;
Dong Geun Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Yeon Sik Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Ju Han Yoon, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus, particularly, a laundry treating apparatus using steam is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus such as a washing machine, a dryer, a drying and washing machine is an apparatus which washes or dries articles such as clothes. The laundry treating apparatus includes an operation course including a drying process in which hot air is supplied into a drum adapted to accommodate articles to dry the articles and a cooling process in which cool air is supplied into the drum to cool the articles, wherein the operation course further includes a steam process in which steam is supplied into the drum, and the laundry treating apparatus includes a controller which controls a heater adapted to generate the steam such that an operation time point of the heater varies according to an amount of the articles. The laundry treating apparatus includes a drum adapted to accommodate articles, a control panel adapted to provide an interface with a user, and a controller to perform a steam process for supplying steam into the drum, wherein the controller controls a heater adapted to generate the steam to perform the steam process such that an operation time point of the heater varies according to an amount of the articles.