Clothes treating apparatus and method for controlling the same
By incorporating sensors to measure current, temperature, and humidity, the clothes treating apparatus accurately determines dryness levels, preventing overdrying and improving user convenience and energy efficiency.
US20260185282A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-07-02SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-02
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing clothes treating apparatuses, such as dryer combined washing machines, struggle to accurately determine the dryness level of clothes, often leading to insufficient drying or overdrying, and lack user convenience and energy efficiency.
Method used
The apparatus includes sensors to detect current, temperature, and humidity, using these measurements to determine the weight and dryness of clothes, adjusting drying processes to prevent overdrying and ensure precise drying completion.
Benefits of technology
This method allows for accurate determination of dryness levels, enhancing user convenience by predicting drying end times and reducing energy consumption.
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Abstract
A clothes treating apparatus includes: a drum configured to accommodate clothes; a drive motor configured to rotate the drum; a current sensor configured to detect a current flowing through the drive motor; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of air discharged from the drum; a humidity sensor configured to detect a humidity of the air discharged from the drum; and a controller configured to: determine a weight of the clothes accommodated in the drum based on a detection result of the current sensor, and based on the weight of the clothes determined being greater than or equal to a reference weight, determine whether the clothes are dry according to a change in the humidity detected by the humidity sensor and a number of times the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a target temperature.
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