US 11,952,702 B2
Laundry treating apparatus and control method for the same
Jinhwan Son, Seoul (KR); and Changhun Oh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/180,246.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0021698 (KR), filed on Feb. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0262139 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/42 (2020.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 105/08 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/28 (2020.02) [D06F 29/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.02); D06F 31/00 (2013.01); D06F 33/42 (2020.02); D06F 34/30 (2020.02); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating system comprising:
a first treating apparatus including (i) a first cabinet, (ii) a first container configured to rotate in the first cabinet and receive laundry therein, and (iii) a first driver configured to rotate the first container in accordance with a first control signal of a first load controller;
a second treating apparatus including (i) a second cabinet having an upper panel that supports the first cabinet, (ii) a second container configured to rotate in the second cabinet and receive laundry therein, and (iii) a second driver configured to rotate the second container in accordance with a second control signal of a second load controller;
a first display configured to display a first control command for the first treating apparatus;
a first apparatus input controller configured to input the first control command to the first treating apparatus;
a first display controller configured to control the first display and the first apparatus input controller;
a first apparatus first power circuit configured to continuously connect the first display controller and the first apparatus input controller to at least one power source;
a first apparatus second power circuit configured to selectively connect the at least one power source with the first load controller based on a switching operation by a first controller switch;
a first apparatus third power circuit configured to selectively connect the at least one power source with the first driver based on a switching operation by a first load portion switch,
a second display configured to display a second control command for the second treating apparatus;
a second apparatus input controller configured to input the second control command to the second treating apparatus;
a second display controller configured to control the second display and the second apparatus input controller;
a second apparatus first power circuit configured to continuously connect the second display controller and the second apparatus input controller to the at least one power source;
a second apparatus second power circuit configured to selectively connect the at least one power source with the second load controller based on a switching operation by a second controller switch; and
a second apparatus third power circuit configured to selectively connect the at least one power source with the second driver based on a switching operation by a second load portion switch,
wherein the first display controller and the second display controller are configured to communicate with each other, and
wherein the first display controller is configured to, based on the first display controller receiving the second control command from the second display controller, control the first controller switch to connect the at least one power source with the first load controller.