公开(公告)号：EP4407086A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-31

申请号：EP22916368.8

申请日：2022-11-02

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： LEE, Geonho ,  KIM, Dokyeong ,  LEE, Minhyung ,  LEE, Youngsu ,  LEE, Hocheol ,  CHUNG, Seungeun

IPC: D06F34/14 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/34 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08

CPC classification number: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F34/34

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a dryer that performs an ice removal operation. To this end, provided are: a drum configured to receive a drying item, at least one first sensor configured to detect a presence of the drying item in the drum, a pump chamber configured to store condensate, a drain pump configured to discharge the condensate from the pump chamber, and a controller configured to, when detecting the drying item in the drum based on a signal of the at least one first sensor, limit a number of forced drains of the drain pump to reduce a water level of the pump chamber.