Auxiliary dryer and multiple laundry machine

a technology of auxiliary dryer and laundry machine, which is applied in the direction of laundry drier, other washing machines, textiles and paper, etc., can solve the problems of excessive energy consumption, increased costs for consumers to perform both washing operation and drying operation, and difficulty in sterilization using ultraviolet rays, etc., to achieve convenient use, reduce energy consumption, and easy to add

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-06
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0017]An object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary dryer that is capable of treating a small quantity of laundry without the operation of a relatively large-sized laundry machine, thereby accomplishing convenient use and reducing the energy consumption.
[0018]Another object of the present invention is to provide a multiple laundry machine constructed ...

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Consequently, the expense that consumers bear to performing both the washing operation and the drying operation is increased.
However, the large-sized laundry machines are operated even to dry a small quantity of laundry, with the result that energy consumption is excessively increased.
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[0041]Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. In the present invention, a laundry machine may be a washing machine, a drying machine, or a washing-and-drying machine, and a detailed description thereof will not be given.

[0042]FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a multiple laundry machine including an auxiliary dryer according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view schematically illustrating the multiple laundry machine.

[0043]Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the multiple laundry machine 100 according to the present invention includes a laundry machine body 110 forming the external appearance of the multiple laundry machine, the laundry machine body 110 being constructed to receive laundry such that the laundry is washed and dried in t...

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An auxiliary dryer that can be coupled to a general laundry machine and a multiple laundry machine constructed in a structure in which the auxiliary dryer is coupled to the general laundry machine are disclosed. The multiple laundry machine includes a laundry machine that performs washing or drying laundry received in a body thereof, an auxiliary dryer body having a laundry receiving part defined therein for receiving laundry, a coupling unit for coupling the auxiliary dryer body to one side of the laundry machine, and an ultraviolet ray sterilizing unit provided at the auxiliary dryer body for sterilizing the laundry, received in the laundry receiving part, using ultraviolet rays. According to the present invention, it is possible to treat and sterilize a small quantity of laundry using the auxiliary dryer without the operation of the relatively large-sized laundry machine. Consequently, the present invention has the effect of accomplishing convenient use and reducing the energy consumption.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0083383, filed on Aug. 31, 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 an auxiliary dryer, and more particularly, to an auxiliary dryer that can be coupled to a general laundry machine. Also, the present invention relates to a multiple laundry machine constructed in a structure in which the auxiliary dryer is coupled to the general laundry machine.[0004]2. Discussion of the Related Art[0005]Generally, laundry machines are electric home appliances that are capable of washing and / or drying laundry. Specifically, the respective laundry machines perform a washing operation, a drying operation, or a washing-and-drying operation. Recently, there has been increasingly used a laundry machine, including a steam supply unit, that ...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F29/00
CPCD06F29/00D06F58/10D06F29/005
Inventor PARK, SANG HOLEE, PHAL JIN
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC
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