Abstract: A clogging degree deciding method for a dryer, which can accurately determine a clogging degree of an air passage, even when there is an influence of external environments, is disclosed. The clogging degree deciding method includes reading information as to clogging of an air passage, and displaying a clogging degree of an exhaust duct or a clogging degree of a filter in accordance with the read clogging information. The clogging information includes an ON/OFF duty ratio of a temperature control member. The displaying step includes comparing a difference between two ON/Off duty ratios finally stored with a filter-clogging determination reference value, and determining the clogging degree of the filter, based on a result of the comparison. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the clogging degrees of the exhaust duct and filter to the user.

Abstract: Disclosed are a door for a dryer and a dryer having the same, the door for the dryer having a concave portion or an inclined portion formed at an end surface of a door glass, such that an inner volume of the dryer can be enlarged without increasing the size of the dryer, under consideration of the dryer having the same capacity, resulting in allowing a large quantity of clothes to be dried at once.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes dryer, comprising: a body; a drum rotatably installed at the body; a duct for guiding air exhausted from the drum; and a filter assembly for filtering lint included in the air exhausted from the drum. The filter assembly includes a lint filter and a cover filter, and a lint collector encompassed by the lint filter and the cover filter. The clothes dryer includes sensing means for sensing whether the lint filter has been mounted to a precise position or not. The sensing means consists of a magnet mounted to a mesh frame of the lint filter, and a reed switch mounted to a cover guide.

Abstract: A control panel assembly of a laundry device is disclosed, by which a manipulation of buttons (200) is facilitated by improving button configurations of the laundry device. The present invention includes a control panel (100) provided to a front side of a body and a keypad provided to the control panel, the keypad (200) having a plurality of button groups (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d) enabling a washing to be performed by selecting a plurality of operational conditions once.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine having control panel to which a display secured. A laundry machine including a control panel in which a display for displaying operational conditions is provided, the laundry machine includes a mounting part provided in a predetermined portion of the control panel to mount the display therein, at least one insert groove provided at the mounting part, and an insert protrusion provided at the display, corresponding to the at least one insert groove.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a steam laundry drier, and more specifically to a steam laundry dryer capable of removing or preventing crease or wrinkle occurring in cloth, etc. and capable of improving assembling efficiency by easily mounting a steam generator provided to remove the crease or the wrinkle and a water supply source supplying water to the steam generator in the inside of the steam laundry drier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to control panel assemblies for laundry devices and laundry devices with the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improved control panel assembly which is easy to fabricate, and easy to recognize a selected operation condition, and a laundry device with the same. The control panel assembly for a laundry device includes a button assembly (200) having a plurality of buttons (220) provided in correspondence to operation conditions, a control panel (100) having a plurality of mounting holes (110) for exposure of the plurality of buttons (220) therethrough from a front thereof, and a frame (210) on a rear of the control panel, the frame (210) jointing the plurality of buttons (220) as one unit, and preventing pressing interference between adjacent buttons (220).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control panel assembly in which a light emitted from a single lamp is prevented from being dispersed nearby. A control panel assembly for a laundry machine, the control panel assembly includes a lamp supporter in which a plurality of lamps are installed to display functions selected by a user; a deco formed corresponding to the plurality of the lamps, the deco including a plurality of light-emitting holes through which a light emitted from each of the lamps passes; a light window including a light dispersion preventing part provided between the lamp supporter and the deco to prevent the light emitted from each of the lamps from being emitted through the other light-emitting holes except a single light-emitting hole corresponding each of the lamps.

Abstract: A method for controlling a dryer includes: a steam supply step of supplying steam to the interior of a drum to create a high temperature atmosphere and sterilize a dry item housed in the drum; and a hot wind supply step of supplying hot wind to the interior of the drum to uniformly maintain the temperature at the interior of the drum. The dry items can be effectively sterilized within a short time without causing a thermal damage to the dry items, creases of the dry items can be removed, and the dry items can be deodorized.

Abstract: A laundry machine, particularly, a dryer using steam is disclosed. The laundry machine such as a washing machine, a dryer, a drying and washing machine is an apparatus which washes or dries articles such as clothes. The dryer includes a drum adapted to accommodate articles to be dried, a control panel adapted to provide an interface with a user, and a controller, wherein the control panel includes a course selection part which allows a user to select a specific course as an operation course during a steam course, which includes a steam process for supplying steam into a drum, such that the dried articles have a moisture content equal to or larger than 6%, and the controller controls an operation of the dryer to perform the selected operation course.

Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed, by which assembly and disassembly of a control panel (70) is facilitated to an installing arrangement of the washing machine and by which a control panel (70) is configured stable against heat or water coming from the inside of the washing machine. The present invention includes a body case configuring an exterior of the washing machine, a top plate (80) provided to a topside of the body case, a control panel (70) attached to a front side of the body case to perform various manipulations required for an operation of the washing machine, and a panel frame (100) provided to an upper or lower part of the front side of the body case to be externally exposed in part, the panel frame (100) having one side connected to the top plate (80) and the other side assembled to the control panel (70).

Abstract: A display device of a dryer, which can achieve the reliability of a function to display a clogging degree in the dryer, is disclosed. The display device includes a display unit for displaying a clogging degree of an air passage through at least one level indicator, and a controller for controlling the display unit when power is supplied, such that the level indicator flickers for a predetermined time, and then displays the clogging degree of the air passage. The display for the clogging degree of the air passage is executed, following the display of a normal operation state of the display unit.

Abstract: A control panel assembly of a laundry device is disclosed, by which a manipulation of buttons (200) is facilitated by improving button configurations of the laundry device. The present invention includes a control panel (100) provided to a front side of a body and a keypad provided to the control panel, the keypad (200) having a plurality of button groups (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d) enabling a washing to be performed by selecting a plurality of operational conditions once.

Abstract: A control panel assembly for use in a laundry device and a laundry device having the same are disclosed. More particularly, an improved control panel assembly of easy manufacture and recognition of selected operating options and a laundry device having the same are disclosed. The laundry device includes a case defining the outer appearance of the laundry device, a drum provided in the case and configured to receive laundry therein, a control panel (100) provided at a side of the case, and a button assembly (200) provided at the control panel (100). The button assembly (200) includes a plurality of buttons (220) integrated with one another, the buttons (200) being exposed to the outside from a front surface of the control panel (100), so as to be pressed manually for the selection of operating options, and a display portion (240) provided on each of the buttons (220) and used to display the selected operating option.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a steam laundry dryer which may include a steam generator. An embodiment of a laundry dryer according to the present invention comprises a water guard plate having a predetermined-sized surface to block water leaked and flying over from the steam generator or the water supply hose to at least a portion of the control panel.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus, particularly, a laundry treating apparatus using steam is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus such as a washing machine, a dryer, a drying and washing machine is an apparatus which washes or dries articles such as clothes. The laundry treating apparatus includes an operation course including a drying process in which hot air is supplied into a drum adapted to accommodate articles to dry the articles and a cooling process in which cool air is supplied into the drum to cool the articles, wherein the operation course further includes a steam process in which steam is supplied into the drum, and the laundry treating apparatus includes a controller which controls a heater adapted to generate the steam such that an operation time point of the heater varies according to an amount of the articles.

Abstract: An object of the present invention devised to solve the problem lies on providing a laundry device in which a control panel is designed to be mounted/dismounted conveniently according to a state of arrangement of the laundry device. For this, the laundry device includes a body case (100) which forms an exterior of the laundry device, a panel frame (200) mounted to an upper side or al lower side of an front of the body case, a control panel (300) selectively mounted to a front of the panel frame (200) detachably for making various control required for operation, and a falling off preventive portion for preventing the control panel (300) form falling off the panel frame (200) in a front side thereof.

Abstract: A laundry machine, in particular, a dryer using steam, is disclosed. The dryer includes an object container for containing an object, a control panel provided as a user interface, and a controller. In the dryer, the control panel comprises a course selector for enabling a user to select one of a steam-enable course, in which a steam cycle for supply steam to the object container is enabled, a steam course, in which the steam cycle is provided, and a steam-off course, from which the steam cycle is excluded, as operation courses. The controller controls an operation of the dryer to execute the selected operation course.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine, and the washing machine includes a drum rotatably installed in a cabinet, an air heater for heating air, to supply hot air to the drum, a steam generator for generating steam, and supply the steam to the drum, and a water supply unit including a nozzle for spraying the steam generated by the steam generator to an interior of the drum, and a nozzle holder having a coupler at a rear surface of the nozzle holder, to separably mount the nozzle at a position adjacent to the drum.

Abstract: A laundry machine having a steam generator is disclosed. A heater is controlled, such that steam generation coincides with a predetermined time period, whereby the steam supply time is enabled to be controlled with relative accuracy. If an error occurs when water is being supplied to the steam generator, then an error message is displayed such that a user may be informed of the error. If a predetermined time period has elapsed, then a pump is stopped to prevent an excessive amount of water from being supplied to the steam generator.