Abstract: A washing machine in which steam and hot water are supplied to heat wash water. The washing machine includes a water tub for containing wash water, a steam generating unit for heating water supplied thereto, thereby generating steam, a water supply unit for supplying water into the water tub and the steam generating unit, a steam supply unit for supplying the steam generated from the steam generating unit into the water tub, and a hot water supply unit for supplying hot water from the steam generating unit into the water tub. In the washing machine, the temperature of wash water can be rapidly increased in accordance with steam and hot water supplied into the water tub. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the overall wash time while reducing the amount of wash water to be used. The energy consumed to heat the wash water can also be reduced.

Abstract: A bread maker having a main body, an oven accommodated in the main body, a baking tray provided inside the oven, and a door rotatably connected to the main body to open and close the oven, the bread maker including a sealing part on an inside of the door to prevent leakage of heat from the oven, and a rib extending from the baking tray to contact the sealing part. The sealing part of the door contacts a rib formed on the baking tray when the door is closed so that the sealing part does not protrude into the oven, which prevents the sealing part from being damaged or deformed by an external force, and allows the door to be manufactured using a simple assembling process that increases productivity. The bottom of the oven includes a protuberant part that minimizes the effects of an external force.

Abstract: A bread maker including a main body forming an oven compartment; upper and lower kneading drums spaced from each other in upper and lower parts inside the oven compartment to hold opposite ends of a mixing bag, respectively, and to wind opposite ends of the mixing bag is provided. Further, a pair of tray members is disposed between the upper and lower kneading drums facing each other to form a slit to pass the mixing bag therethrough. The bread maker also includes tray holder members to be combined with opposite ends of a pair of tray members; a pair of guides mounted on inner sidewalls of the oven compartment facing each other to slidably guide the tray holder members by being slidingly combined with the tray holder members; and a shock absorber between the tray holder member and the guide. Accordingly, the shock absorber between the guide and the tray holder member prevents the tray holder member from minute movement while placed in the guide.

Abstract: A bread maker to perform a bread making process including a main body forming an oven compartment; upper and lower kneading drums spaced apart from each other inside the oven compartment, each kneading drum having a holding part holding opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with dough; a drum driving part rotating the kneading drums in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to knead the dough contained in the mixing bag; an auxiliary power supply to supply power when power supply of a primary power supply is cut off; a rotation sensing part sensing rotation position of the kneading drums; and a controller which receives power from the auxiliary power supply, measures a time interval from interruption to resumption of the power supply, determines whether the measured time exceeds a predetermined limit of power-interruption time, and ends the bread making process when the measured time exceeds the predetermined limit of power-interruption time.

Abstract: A bread maker includes a frame, a bracket combined to a side part of the frame and formed with a combining hole, a door provided in front of the frame, and a door hinge combined to the door and formed with a combining projection rotatably combined to the combining hole of the bracket to allow the door to rotatably open and close. Accordingly, the bread maker has a simplified and a secure a door combination structure, thereby enhancing assembly efficiency and decreasing production cost. Further, the bread maker includes a bracket covered with a side cover when the door is open, thereby simplifying and improving the exterior appearance of the bread maker.

Abstract: A bread maker including an oven compartment, parallel kneading drums inside the oven compartment that alternate between winding and unwinding rotations, and a drum driving part rotating the kneading drums. Each kneading drum includes a rotation shaft rotating according to the drum driving part; a hollow, cylindrical drum member disposed concentrically along an axis of the rotation shaft; and a clutch between the rotation shaft and the drum member, transmitting a rotary movement from the rotation shaft to the drum member in one direction and allowing the drum member to freewheel in the other direction.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a drum and a condensing duct connected with the drum. The condensing duct includes an air inlet, an air outlet and a condensing unit. A condensation water spray member is disposed in the condensing duct and a condensation water dispersing plate is supported by a lower portion of an inside wall in the condensing unit, and formed with an air-passing hole connected with the air inlet in a center portion thereof.

Abstract: A bread maker, having: a main body defining an oven compartment; a pair of kneading drums rotatably provided inside the oven compartment, spaced apart from each other, each kneading drum holding opposite ends of a mixing bag and being rotated; a pair of kneading members oppositely provided between the pair of kneading drums, spaced apart and defining a slit therebetween to allow the mixing bag to pass therethrough; and a slit adjusting part adjusting the pair kneading members to adjust the slit.

Abstract: A clothes dryer and a method of controlling the clothes dryer. The method detects conditions of clothes using a sensor, and performs at least one of: a complex drying function to perform a drying operation, a deodorizing operation, and a wrinkle removing operation; a wrinkle removing function to perform the wrinkle removing operation and the drying operation; and a drying function to perform the drying operation, according to the detected conditions of the clothes. Accordingly, the clothes dryer is capable of not only drying the clothes, but also deodorizing the clothes and removing wrinkles. Additionally, the clothes dryer is capable of detecting conditions of clothes accommodated in a chamber, and drying and deodorizing the clothes as occasion demands, thus maintaining the clothes for a long period.

Abstract: A washing machine, includes a drum; a condensing duct to condense air which flows in from the drum; a cooling water supplying unit to supply cooling water to the inside of the condensing duct so that the air flowing into the condensing duct from the drum is condensed; and a control unit to control the cooling water supplying unit so that the cooling water is supplied intermittently. Thus, a washing machine is provided that is capable of reducing the consumption amount of cooling water, increasing an efficiency of drying laundry and shortening the time for drying the laundry.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a drum and a condensing duct connected with the drum. The condensing duct includes an air inlet, an air outlet and a condensing unit. A condensation water spray member is disposed in the condensing duct and a condensation water dispersing plate is supported by a lower portion of an inside wall in the condensing unit, and formed with an air-passing hole connected with the air inlet in a center portion thereof.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a drum and a condensing duct that communicates with the drum. The condensing duct includes an air inlet unit, a condensing unit and an air outlet unit which are connected sequentially. A condensed water jetting member is provided inside the condensing unit and a backward flow blocking guide is provided inside the condensing unit. The condensing unit has a flow width larger than the air inlet unit and the air outlet unit.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body provided with a wash tub for washing dishes and a drying apparatus having a drying duct provided with a through part communicating with the wash tub to draw in high temperature and humidity air from the wash tub, and a cold water tank contacting the drying duct to condense the high temperature and humidity air drawn into the drying duct.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a drum; a discharging duct communicating with the drum, and discharging inner air of the drum; a supplying duct communicating with the drum, and supplying external air into the drum to make a flow direction of the external air pass across that of the inner air; and a heat exchanger connected to the discharging and supplying ducts, in which a first air flow path which passes therethrough the inner air discharged outward through the discharging duct and a second air flow path which passes therethrough the external air supplied into the drum through the supplying duct cross each other. The washing machine may also include a humidity regulating part which reduces the humidity of the inner air as it is discharged. Thus, the washing machine improves efficiency of heat exchange between the inner air and the external air through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A drum washing machine includes a drum; a drying duct communicating with the drum; a fan for introducing air into the drying duct; and a heater provided in the drying duct and for heating the air from the fan. The drying duct is insulated so as to prevent heat generated by the heater from being radiated outward. Thus, the drum washing machine prevents heat generated by the heater from being radiated from the drying duct, thereby reducing heat-loss.

Abstract: A washing machine in which the poor heat-resistant laundry is sufficiently wet so that a plurality of water curtain layers are formed at the laundry, thereby preventing the laundry from being stained and damaged when the laundry contacts the steam. According to the present invention, cold water is supplied simultaneously with injection of the steam so that the real temperature of the steam contacting the surfaces of the laundry is lowered, thereby preventing the laundry from being stained and damaged when the laundry contacts the steam.

Abstract: A washing machine is provided that includes a drum; and a condensing duct that communicates with the drum and is supplied with air from an inside of the drum. A coolant spray is provided inside the condensing duct, and sprays coolant from a lower portion to an upper portion of the condensing duct. A washing machine is thus provided that enhances condensation efficiency by increasing a contact time between hot moisture-laden air in a condensing duct and the coolant while decreasing time consumed during a drying phase. In addition, the washing machine can enhance the condensation efficiency by changing a spray direction of a coolant spray device.

Abstract: A bread maker including a casing forming an outer enclosure and a baking tray inside the casing to contain bread dough. An upper heater inside the casing faces an opening in the top of the baking tray to heat the baking tray. A lower heater inside the casing faces a lateral part of the baking tray to heat the baking tray. A water reservoir filled with water inside the casing adjacent to the lower heater generates steam while being heated by the lower heater.

Abstract: A bread maker, including a main body having a baking space and kneading drums located at an upper part and a lower part in the baking space. The kneading drums hold opposite ends of a mixing bag. A movable tray member has a plurality of combining projections at opposite side walls thereof. A fixed tray member positioned opposite the movable tray member forms a slit through which the mixing bag passes. A tray holder is coupled to each end of the fixed tray member and the movable tray member. Each tray holder fixedly supports the fixed tray member, and has a plurality of guide grooves accommodating the combining projections to rotatably support the movable tray member. Anchoring prominences are on the guide grooves adjacent to the fixed tray member, preventing the combining projections from breaking away from the guide grooves when the movable tray member rotates.

Abstract: A washing machine and a control method thereof in which laundry is washed in a state of being directly heated by steam. The washing machine includes a microcomputer for controlling the overall operation of the washing machine to wash laundry by using steam. The microcomputer controls operations of wetting laundry with a small amount of water prior to generation of steam, uniformly spraying detergent over the wet laundry, and injecting steam onto the laundry. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a reduction in the amount of water to be used and a reduction in wash time while preventing the laundry from being stained or damaged during the wash operation using steam.