Abstract: A washing machine in which the laundry of poor heat-resistance is sufficiently wet so that a 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 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 drum type washing machine in which wash water and laundry contained in a rotating tub are heated by steam supplied into the rotating tub, so as to rapidly increase the temperature of the wash water and laundry, thereby being capable of reducing the total wash time while reducing the amount of wash water to be used, and reducing the consumption of energy caused by heating of the wash water.

Abstract: A drum type washing machine, where steam and hot water are supplied to heat wash water, including: a water tub for containing wash water; a rotating drum rotatably mounted in the water tub and having, at a peripheral wall thereof, a plurality of through holes; a heating tank for heating water and generating steam; a water supply unit for supplying water into the water tub and the heating tank; and a steam supply pipe, adapted to guide the steam from the heating tank to the water tub, connected to the water tub In this drum type 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.

Abstract: The present invention provides a drum washing machine and method of controlling the drum washing machine, in which a drain structure of a rotary drum is improved, thus reducing an amount of wash water used, conserving electric energy, and reducing overall washing time.

Abstract: A sealing machine for sealing a pack filled with one or more objects, including a main case; a first sealing member provided in the main case; a second sealing member facing the first sealing member; a movable supporting part supporting the second sealing member and allowing the second sealing member to move near to, and away from, the first sealing member; and a heater provided in at least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member to heat and melt the pack interposed therebetween.

Abstract: A drum washing machine that uses less wash water, reduces an amount of electricity required to heat the wash water, and reduces washing time. The drum washing machine includes a water tub to contain water therein; a rotary drum provided in the water tub so that a rotating axis of the rotary drum is inclined relative to a horizontal axis at a predetermined first angle of inclination to allow an inlet opening of the rotary drum to be directed upward and forward, with a drain hole provided on the rotary drum at a position adjacent to the inlet opening, and an internal surface of the rotary drum being inclined relative to the rotating axis of the rotary drum at a predetermined second angle of inclination so as to guide the water to the drain hole, prior to discharging the water from the rotary drum to an outside of the rotary drum through the drain hole; a drive unit to drive the rotary drum; and a water circulation unit to feed the water from the water tub into the rotary drum.

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 drum-type washing machine including a rotatable pulsator. The drum-type washing machine includes a water tub to contain water therein. A rotary drum is included in the water tub and rotating in alternating directions to hold laundry located in the rotary drum to be washed. A pulsator is rotatably mounted to a predetermined position of the rotary drum. A rotation guide unit rotates the pulsator by a rotating force of the rotary drum. The pulsator mounted to the rotary drum increases a physical force applied to laundry, thus enhancing a washing effect.

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 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 having a main body having an oven compartment, a pair of parallel kneading drums spaced apart from each other inside the oven compartment and winding a mixing bag filled with ingredients to make bread thereon, and a drum driver driving the kneading drums to rotate, includes a rotation sensing part to sense rotated position of at least one of the kneading drums; and a controller to control the drum driver to decrease rotation torque of the kneading drum at a predetermined position before approaching a turning position of the kneading drum on the basis of the rotated position sensed by the rotation sensing part so as to approach the kneading drum slowly to the turning position. With this configuration, the present invention provides a bread maker and a method of controlling the same, which prevents a mixing bag from separating from a kneading drum due to excessive rotation of the kneading drums.

Abstract: An oven provided with a main body forming an oven compartment, and a door in contact with the main body to open and close the main body, the door including: an inner cover facing the oven compartment having an opening to show the interior of the oven compartment; a transparent window in the opening of the inner cover; and a supporting member supporting the transparent window against the inner cover, wherein a window accommodating part is extended toward the inside of the oven compartment from the periphery of the opening for accommodating the transparent window. Thus, a fixing means such as a jig and liquid sealant used for providing the transparent window to the door of the conventional oven are not necessary in the oven according to the present invention. Therefore, assembling the oven can be simplified, thereby enhancing productivity.

Abstract: A bread maker including a main body having an oven compartment; an oven including a rear part and a side part accommodated in the oven compartment; a spacing part provided between the main body and the oven to form a space between the main body and the oven; and an insulation member interposed in the space between the main body and the oven. Accordingly, this configuration provides a bread maker in which an insulation member is interposed between a main body and an oven, thereby preventing not only loss of heat and loss of electricity, but also accidents caused due to a current leakage. Further, an aspect of the present invention provides a bread maker, in which a main body and an oven are securely combined, thereby decreasing unnecessary movement of the bread maker and enhancing durability thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bread maker including: a main body divided into an oven compartment and a component compartment; upper and lower kneading drums which are rotatably provided at upper and lower parts inside of the oven compartment and wind opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with raw materials for making bread; and a drum driving part placed in the component compartment to rotate the upper and lower kneading drums, the drum driving part including: a driving motor generating a driving force to rotate the lower kneading drum; a reduction gear which speed-reduces the driving force of the driving motor and has an output shaft thereof transmitting the speed-reduced driving force to the lower kneading drum; a connector connecting the output shaft and the lower kneading drum; upper and lower pulleys rotatably connected to the upper and lower kneading drums, respectively; and a driving belt connected to the upper and lower pulleys to rotate the upper and lower kneading drums; and an engager connecti

Abstract: A bread maker according to the present invention 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 holder holding opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with raw materials; a drum driving part rotating the upper and lower kneading drums; a rotation sensing part sensing rotation positions of the holder of the upper kneading drums; and a controller which controls the drum driving part so that when an initial power is supplied, the upper kneading drum is rotated by a predetermined angle to make the holder of the upper kneading drum stop within a predetermined angle range in which the holder of the upper kneading drum faces frontward on the basis of a position sensing signal of the rotation sensing part.

Abstract: A bread maker comprising: a main body; an oven having a surface coated with a ceramic material, and being accommodated in the main body; a door provided in a front of the main body to open and close the oven; and upper heaters and lower heaters respectively disposed in upper and lower parts of the oven and the door. The oven is coated with a ceramic material so that an inner surface of the oven does not become deformed due to a high temperatures, and so that an inner surface of the oven that is stained or coated with bread ingredients can be easily cleaned. The upper heaters are inclined downward, thereby enhancing heating efficiency. Further, the oven components are detachable so that a damaged part of the oven can be separately replaced.

Abstract: A bread maker having a main body divided into an oven compartment and a component compartment; and upper and lower kneading drums which rotate, being spaced from each other at upper and lower parts inside of the oven compartment and wind opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with raw materials to make bread and including a driving motor provided inside of the component compartment to rotate one of the upper and lower kneading drums; a pair of sprockets rotatably combining with the upper and lower kneading drums, respectively; and a chain which rotates the upper and lower kneading drums by engaging with the pair of sprockets. Thus, the upper and lower kneading drums linked through the chain are rotatable with a uniform speed, and the raw materials filling in the mixing bag are uniformly kneadable.

Abstract: A bread maker including a main body, an oven accommodated in the main body, a baking tray placed inside the oven and formed with a profile groove, and a profile combined in the profile groove of the baking tray, the profile groove of the baking tray having a plurality of breakaway-prevention protrusions formed at edges thereof, to prevent the profile from from breaking away from the profile groove. With this configuration, the bread maker including a molded baking tray with the profile groove is provided, so that work efficiency and productivity are increased.

Abstract: A bread maker and a control method thereof to perform a plurality of bread making processes in respective processing temperatures during predetermined processing times, includes a plurality of heaters heating ingredients to make bread in different directions from each other; a heater driving part supplying a driving power to each heater and controlling a heating power of each heater; a temperature sensor detecting temperature of an oven compartment; a process condition storing part storing a process condition data including the processing times and the processing temperatures of the plurality of bread making processes; and a controller controlling the heater driving part to maintain temperature of the oven compartment in the processing temperature by controlling the heating power of each heater according to a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and the process condition data of the process condition storing part.