US 12,435,461 B2
Dryer and control method therefor
Dokyeong Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Hyejoon Seok, Suwon-si (KR); Minjoon Jung, Suwon-si (KR); Sujin Seong, Suwon-si (KR); Hoon Wee, Suwon-si (KR); Hyungwoo Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Seungeun Chung, Suwon-si (KR); and Hankyu Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/851,660.
Application 17/851,660 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2020/018673, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0000175 (KR), filed on Jan. 2, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0081955 (KR), filed on Jul. 3, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0118919 (KR), filed on Sep. 16, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0165501 (KR), filed on Dec. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0325463 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 58/45 (2020.01); A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/40 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 58/45 (2020.02) [A61L 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01); D06F 58/24 (2013.01); D06F 58/40 (2020.02); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A method for controlling a dryer, the dryer including a drum, a duct connected to the drum and a fan provided inside the duct, the method comprising:
a first operation of operating a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct, a heater provided inside the duct, and a motor to rotate the fan based on no object being inside the drum; and
a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor.