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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Chang Woo Son, Changwon-si, KR;
Sang Hun Bae, Changwon-si, KR;
Chul Jin Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Dong Hyun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Young Bok Son, Changwon-si, KR;
Heung Jae Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Chang Woo Son, Changwon-si, KR;
Sang Hun Bae, Changwon-si, KR;
Chul Jin Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Dong Hyun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Young Bok Son, Changwon-si, KR;
Heung Jae Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a laundry machine that can prevent as well as remove wrinkles of laundry. A laundry machine includes a drum rotatable in a cabinet; a hot air heater to supply hot air to the drum by heating air; a steam generator to supply steam to the drum; a sensor to sense a laundry amount inside the drum; and a controller to control an amount of steam supplied to the drum based on sensing results of the sensor. In another aspect of the present invention, a controlling method of a laundry machine includes sensing a laundry amount inside a drum and drying the laundry by supplying hot air to the drum. In the drying of the laundry by supplying hot air to the drum, an amount of hot air is adjusted based on the laundry amount sensed in the sensing of the laundry amount inside the drum.