Multiple laundry treating machine

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-06
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0021] Another object of the present invention is to provide a multiple laundry treating machine that is capable of easily drying small-sized laundry articles, such as shoes or hats, which are difficult to be washed or dried through the conventional laundry treating machine, in a separate space.
[0022] A further object of the present invention is to provide a

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Consequently, the expense that consumers must bear to perform both the washing operation and the drying operation is increased.
However, the large-sized laundry treating machines are operated even to dry a small quantity of laundry, with the result that energy consumption is excessively increased.
For the drum type drying machine, on the other hand, it is difficult to dry shoes or hats.
In this case, however, the user must separate the rack from the drum, if necessary, and this is very troublesome.
As a result, it is difficult for a user to recognize the operation state of the laundry trea

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[0067] The second drive unit 320, which is exclusively used for the auxiliary laundry treating unit 310, will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0068] The auxiliary laundry treating unit 310 includes a laundry receiving part 121, which is a space for receiving laundry, defined therein. The laundry receiving part 121 may be constructed in various forms. Preferably, the laundry receiving part 121 is constructed in the form of a drawer that can be withdrawn outward from the front of the auxiliary laundry treating unit 310.

[0069] In addition, the auxiliary laundry treating unit 310 may include various drive units for drying or refreshing laundry articles, such as clothes or shoes, received in the laundry receiving part 121.

[0070] As the second drive unit 320, an air supply unit 140 for forcibly supplying air into the laundry receiving part 121 and / or a steam supply unit 150 for supplying high-temperature steam into the laundry receiving part 121 may be used.

[0071] The ...

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[0081] This example is characterized in that the main laundry treating unit 210 includes an air supply unit and / or a steam supply unit, and circulating air and / or steam, generated by the air supply unit and / or the steam supply unit of the main laundry treating unit 210 is shared by the auxiliary laundry treating unit 310.

[0082]FIG. 5 illustrates a condensation type laundry treating machine having an air supply unit, and FIG. 6 illustrates an exhaust type laundry treating machine having an air supply unit. FIGS. 5 and 6 are reference views illustrating a multiple laundry treating machine that is capable of supplying circulating air to the main laundry treating unit 210 and the auxiliary laundry treating unit 310 using a single air supply unit.

[0083] In addition, the multiple laundry treating machine of FIG. 6 further includes a steam supply unit, by which steam is supplied to both the main laundry treating unit 210 and the auxiliary laundry treating unit 310.

[0084] As sh...

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A multiple laundry treating machine having an auxiliary laundry treating space that is capable of performing a drying operation and a refreshing operation using an auxiliary space serving as a base is disclosed. The multiple laundry treating machine includes a laundry treating machine including a main laundry treating unit for performing various laundry treating operations by the rotation of a drum and an auxiliary laundry treating unit, separated from the main laundry treating unit, for performing a laundry treating operation using circulating air or steam, and a monitor device for remotely controlling and monitoring the operation of the main laundry treating unit and the auxiliary laundry treating unit through a data communication with the laundry treating machine.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0085187, filed on Sep. 5, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine, and more particularly, to a multiple laundry treating machine having a monitor device for remote monitoring and control. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Related Art [0005] Generally, laundry treating machines are electric home appliances that are capable of washing and / or drying laundry. Specifically, the respective laundry treating machines perform a washing operation, a drying operation, or a washing-and-drying operation. Recently, there has been increasingly used a laundry treating machine, including a steam supply unit, which is capable of performing a refreshing operation to remove wrinkles, smells, and static electr...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F29/00
CPCD06F58/10D06F29/00
Inventor PARK, SANG HOLEE, PHAL JIN
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC
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