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.

公开(公告)号：EP4403691A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-24

申请号：EP22911565.4

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KIM, Dokyeong ,  JUNG, Minjoon ,  CHUNG, Seungeun ,  KEUM, Dongho ,  LEE, Hocheol ,  CHOI, Hankyu

IPC: D06F58/50 ,  D06F58/40 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F34/14

CPC classification number: D06F58/40 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F58/24

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a condensing type clothes dryer that predicts the risk of freezing in advance, notifies a user of the risk in advance, and provides driving in a previously prepared, anti-freeze mode according to selection by the user. The clothes dryer for this purpose may comprise: a temperature acquisition unit for acquiring a temperature value; a drum configured to accommodate an object to be dried; a passage configured to guide air discharged from the inside of the drum to the outside of the drum, and then to be introduced back into the drum; a heat pump system configured to heat the air that is to be introduced back into the inside of the drum, and including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, through which a refrigerant circulates; and a controller. The controller may control, in response to receiving, from the user, a command for an anti-freeze mode operation, the clothes dryer such that a heating operation in which after the compressor is driven for a first period of time, the compressor is stopped for a second period of time is repeatedly performed for a plurality of times.