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Granted Patent B2
US 8,091,389 · App. 12/310,350 · Granted Jan 10, 2012

Multiple laundry machine

Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,091,389
App. No.
12/310,350
Granted
Jan 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multiple laundry machine, in which an auxiliary drying device is coupled to a general laundry machine, is disclosed. The multiple laundry machine includes a laundry machine for washing or drying laundry contained in an interior of the laundry machine, an auxiliary drying device arranged at one side of the laundry machine, the auxiliary drying device having a laundry container formed in an interior of the auxiliary drying device, and a driver provided at the auxiliary drying device, to drive the auxiliary drying device.

Claims (27)

1. A multiple laundry machine comprising:

a laundry machine for washing or drying laundry contained in an interior of the laundry machine;

an auxiliary drying device arranged at one side of the laundry machine, the auxiliary drying device having a laundry container formed in an interior of the auxiliary drying device,

wherein the laundry container has a form of a drawer which can be forwardly drawn at a front side of the auxiliary drying device, and a rear wall of the drawer has an inlet and an outlet;

an air guide provided at the rear wall of the drawer such that the air guide is located between the inlet of the drawer and the outlet of the drawer; and

a driver provided at the auxiliary drying device, to drive the auxiliary drying device, wherein the driver comprises an air supplier having a blowing fan for blowing air and a heater for heating air;

wherein a rear wall of the auxiliary drying device has an inlet which communicates with the inlet of the drawer and an outlet which communicates with the outlet of the drawer, and

the blowing fan is located between the outlet of the drawer and the outlet of the auxiliary drying device, and the heater is located between the inlet of the drawer and the inlet of the auxiliary drying device.

2. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary drying device has a volume and a height respectively smaller than a volume and a height of the laundry machine.

3. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a coupler for coupling the auxiliary drying device to one side of the laundry machine.

4. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary drying device is a pedestal for supporting a bottom of the laundry machine on a floor.

5. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , wherein the driver further comprises at least one of a temperature sensor for sensing an internal temperature of the laundry container and a humidity sensor for sensing an internal humidity of the laundry container.

6. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , wherein the driver further comprises a steam supplier for supplying steam to the laundry container.

7. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , wherein the driver is controlled by a controller provided at the auxiliary drying device.

8. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a main controller for controlling an operation of the laundry machine, the main controller being provided at the laundry machine,

wherein the driver is controlled by the main controller.

9. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit for displaying an operation state of the auxiliary drying device, the display unit being provided at the laundry machine.

10. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit for displaying an operation state of the auxiliary drying device, the display unit being provided at the auxiliary drying device.

11. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operating unit for operating the auxiliary drying device in accordance with a user's selection, the operating unit being provided at the laundry machine.

12. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operating unit for operating the auxiliary drying device in accordance with a user's selection, the operating unit being provided at the auxiliary drying device.

13. The multiple laundry machine according to claim 1 , further comprising: a communication unit for enabling data communications between the laundry machine and the auxiliary drying device in a wired or wireless manner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2009
From: PARK, SANG HO; LEE, PHAL JIN; CHO, IN HAENG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2006-0079892 · Aug 23, 2006 · national
KR 10-2006-0079893 · Aug 23, 2006 · national
KR 10-2006-0079894 · Aug 23, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090193856A1 · Aug 6, 2009