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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Young Jin Doh, Jinhae-si, KR;
Jae Seok Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Seog Ho Go, Gimhae-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/28 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2838 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dryer and a controlling method of a dryer, which can sense whether there is a malfunction or can precisely sense a drying rate of laundry. A dryer comprising a drum that laundry is stored in and a heater that supplies hot air to the drum, the dryer includes a sensing circuit that outputs a pulse signal based on contact with the laundry; and a micom that controls the dryer, wherein the micom determines a drying rate of the laundry or whether there is a malfunction in the dryer based on the pulse signal outputted from the sensing circuit.