KR100767696B1 - Multiple laundry treating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A washing apparatus is provided to reduce energy consumption and to improve space utilization by installing a supplemental dryer at one end of a washing device. A washing apparatus comprises a washing device(110), a supplemental dryer(120), a control unit(200), and an operation unit(210). The laundry is stored in the washing device and washed or dried. The supplemental dryer is installed at one side of the washing device. The volume and height of the supplemental dryer is smaller and lower than the washing device respectively. A cloth receiving unit is formed in the supplemental dryer. The control unit is formed at the washing device, and controlling operation of a driving unit of the supplemental dryer. The operation unit is installed at the washing device. The user can control operation of the supplemental dryer.

Description

Multiple laundry treating machine

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional laundry machine having a pedestal,

2 is a perspective view showing a complex laundry machine according to the present invention,

3 is an exploded perspective view of the auxiliary dryer shown in FIG. 2;

Figure 4 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing a complex laundry machine according to the present invention,

Figure 5 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the control form of the auxiliary dryer according to the present invention,

6 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the control form of the auxiliary dryer according to the present invention;

7 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the control form of the auxiliary dryer according to the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

100: complex washing apparatus 110: washing apparatus

120: auxiliary dryer 121: clothing storage unit (drawer)

130: coupling means 140: air supply device

150: steam supply 160: lathe

180: sensor 200: control unit

210: control unit 220, 225: display unit

230, 235: communication means

The present invention relates to a laundry machine, and more particularly, to a complex laundry machine in which a secondary dryer is coupled to a general laundry machine.

In general, the laundry machine refers to a device capable of washing, drying or washing or drying clothes. Here, one washing apparatus may perform only washing or drying functions, or both washing and drying. In addition, recently, a steam supply device is provided, and a washing device having a refresh function such as wrinkle removal, odor removal, and static electricity removal of clothes, etc., has been widely used.

On the other hand, conventional washing apparatuses are classified into a front loading type or a top loading type according to a drawing direction of clothes. In addition, there is a vertical shaft type in which a pulsator or a washing tank is rotated and a horizontal type in which a drum is rotated according to the washing method. Representative examples of this horizontal type are drum washing machines or drum dryers.

These washing machines are gradually increasing in size in response to user acceptance in recent years. In other words, the external size of the laundry machines used for home use is gradually becoming larger.

On the other hand, in the case of a washing machine of the conventional washing machines may not have a drying function. Therefore, when a user wants a drying function, there is a problem in that a separate dryer or a washing machine having a drying function must be provided. Therefore, in order to perform both washing and drying, the cost incurred by the consumer was inevitably increased.

In addition, in the laundry machines having a drying function, as these laundry machines become larger in size, there is a disadvantage in terms of energy saving because they have to drive a large sized dryer for drying a small amount of clothes. And in the case of a drum type dryer, there was a problem that it is difficult to dry shoes or hats. Of course, by installing a rack (rack) in the drum, such as shoes are seated on the rack, so that the rack is horizontally maintained irrespective of the rotation of the drum may be made to dry shoes or the like. In this case, however, there was a hassle for the user to detach the rack as needed.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional washing apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional laundry machine 10 includes a main body forming an appearance and a control panel 11 positioned at the front or the top of the main body. The control panel may include a control unit for controlling the operation of the washing apparatus. Therefore, the user performs clothing processing such as washing or drying by operating the control panel.

Here, the washing apparatus may be a washing machine, a dryer or a washing machine and a dryer.

On the other hand, the conventional washing machine may comprise a pedestal 20 for supporting the washing machine 10 against the floor. Here, the washing apparatus 10 is placed on the pedestal 20.

The pedestal 20 generally has a predetermined space formed therein, and the predetermined space is formed in the form of a drawer 21 to be pulled forward. The pedestal supports the washing apparatus 10 and also functions as a storage box for storing detergent, clothes, and the like.

Therefore, conventionally, the pedestal 20 did not have any function for clothes processing.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary dryer capable of treating a small amount of clothes and the like without driving a relatively large washing machine, thereby making it easy to use and saving energy.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a complex laundry machine that can easily add a drying function in a laundry machine having only a washing function.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a complex laundry machine that can easily dry clothes such as shoes or hats, which were difficult to dry through a conventional drum type dryer.

It is an object of the present invention to utilize an auxiliary space, such as a pedestal of a conventional laundry machine, as an auxiliary dryer.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention is a laundry device that the clothes are accommodated therein to wash or dry; An auxiliary dryer provided on one side of the washing machine, the volume and height of which are smaller and lower than the volume and height of the washing machine, respectively, and having a clothes receiving unit therein; A control unit provided in the washing apparatus and controlling an operation of a driving unit of the auxiliary dryer; And it is provided in the washing machine, and provides a complex laundry machine comprising a user operating unit for operating the operation of the auxiliary dryer.

Here, the washing machine is a general washing machine, the auxiliary dryer can be installed and used independently. However, the auxiliary dryer is preferably coupled to one side of the washing machine body by the coupling means. Because the auxiliary dryer is a device for processing the secondary clothing, it is preferable that the apparatus for the clothing processing is integrated in one place so that a series of clothing processing process can be performed smoothly. In addition, the auxiliary dryer is preferably coupled to the washing machine in terms of space utilization.

Of course, the washing device may be a washing machine, a dryer, or a washing machine and a dryer that performs washing or drying as a main device. However, the laundry machine is not limited thereto and may be a dehydrator that performs only dehydration.

In addition, the operation of the auxiliary dryer is preferably an operation of the drive unit provided in the auxiliary dryer, the operation of the drive unit is preferably controlled by a control unit provided in the auxiliary dryer. Here, the control unit is preferably provided in the control panel of the auxiliary dryer.

On the other hand, the drive unit preferably comprises an air supply for forcibly supplying air to the clothes receiving portion. And the air supply device preferably comprises a blower fan for blowing air and a heater for heating the air. This is to perform drying of clothing and the like through the auxiliary dryer.

The driving unit preferably includes at least one temperature sensor and a humidity sensor for sensing a temperature or humidity inside the clothing container. That is, more preferable drying may be performed by using the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor or the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor.

In addition, the driving unit may include a steam supply device for supplying steam to the clothes receiving unit.

And, it is preferable that the above-described auxiliary dryer is a pedestal for supporting the washing apparatus with respect to the floor. Here, the clothes receiving portion is preferably formed in the form of a drawer that can be pulled forward from the front of the auxiliary dryer body.

An inlet through which air is introduced may be formed in an upper portion of the rear wall of the auxiliary dryer, and an outlet through which air is discharged may be formed in a lower portion of the rear wall of the auxiliary dryer. The upper rear wall of the drawer communicates with the inlet, and the lower rear wall of the drawer communicates with the outlet.

In addition, the air supply device and the steam supply device is preferably provided between the rear wall of the drawer and the rear wall of the auxiliary dryer.

Of course, the rear wall of the auxiliary dryer or the rear wall of the drawer may be a side wall of the auxiliary dryer or a side wall of the drawer, respectively. In this case, the inflow and outflow of air will occur on the side rather than the rear of the auxiliary dryer. Therefore, the rear side or the side side is only a difference of the standard, so that the inflow and outflow of air from the side of the auxiliary dryer is included in the outflow and outflow of air from the rear of the auxiliary dryer.

The auxiliary dryer may further include a shelf on which laundry is seated. The shelf also preferably partitions the inner space of the drawer up and down while allowing the partitioned spaces to communicate with each other. In addition, the shelf may be installed to be inclined, and it may be more preferable that the shelf is installed to be inclined downward in a direction in which air is introduced.

In addition, the upper portion of the rear wall of the drawer is preferably provided with an air guide extending inward to guide the air to the upper portion of the drawer. This is to ensure that the air is evenly supplied to the upper part of the drawer as well as to minimize the interference between the incoming air and the discharged air.

In the present invention, the washing apparatus may be made by a user including an operation unit for operating the operation of the auxiliary dryer. That is, an operation unit for operating the auxiliary dryer may be provided in the washing apparatus instead of the auxiliary dryer. In addition, the washing apparatus may include a display unit for displaying the operating state of the auxiliary dryer. That is, the display unit for displaying the operating state of the auxiliary dryer may be provided in the washing apparatus instead of the auxiliary dryer. Therefore, the user can operate whether or not the auxiliary dryer is operated through the operation unit provided in the washing apparatus, and can grasp the operation state of the auxiliary dryer through the display unit provided in the washing apparatus. In other words, the laundry machine may be provided with an operation unit for operating the auxiliary dryer separately from an operation unit for operating the laundry device. In addition, the washing apparatus may be provided with a display unit for displaying the operating state of the auxiliary dryer separately from the display unit for displaying the operating state of the washing apparatus. Of course, it will be possible to display the operating state of the washing machine and the auxiliary dryer through one display unit.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the auxiliary dryer may be provided with an operation unit for the user to operate the auxiliary dryer. In addition, the auxiliary dryer may be provided with a display unit for the user to display the operating state of the auxiliary dryer.

In the above-described present invention, the laundry machine and the auxiliary dryer may comprise a communication means for wired or wireless communication with each other. It will be possible to transmit and receive control signals via such communication means.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a user can wash clothes or dry a large amount of clothes through a washing machine, and can dry a small amount of clothes through the auxiliary dryer, thereby making it easy to use and save energy. In addition, it is possible to easily dry clothes, such as shoes or hats that were difficult to dry through a conventional drum type dryer.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the present invention. On the other hand, in the present invention, the laundry machine may be a general washing machine, a dryer or a washing machine and dryer, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

First, with reference to Figures 2 to 3 will be described in detail with respect to the complex laundry machine according to the present invention.

The composite laundry machine 100 according to the present invention includes a laundry machine 110 and an auxiliary dryer 120.

The complex laundry machine 100 according to the present invention may have the same outer shape as the laundry machine 10 having a pedestal 20 as shown in FIG. 1. However, in the present invention, as shown in Figs. 2 to 3, the pedestal differs not only as a pedestal but also performs a drying function. And it is different that the coupling means 130 is included so that the auxiliary dryer can be stably coupled to the washing apparatus 110.

As shown in FIG. 2, the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention is provided at one side of the washing apparatus 110. That is, as shown in Figure 2 may be provided in the lower portion of the washing apparatus 110. And it may be provided on the upper of the washing apparatus 110. In this case, the control unit of the washing machine, in particular the control panel 111 will be preferably provided on the front of the washing machine (110).

In addition, the auxiliary dryer 120 may be located on the side of the washing apparatus (110). However, in consideration of the space utilization side or design side, the auxiliary dryer is preferably located at the top or bottom of the washing machine body (110).

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 2 to 3, the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention has a clothing receiving portion therein, the auxiliary dryer 120 and the washing device 110 is a coupling means 130 Are coupled to each other through. Here, the auxiliary dryer 120 supports the washing apparatus 110 with respect to the floor.

In addition, the upper part of the auxiliary dryer 120 may include leg supporters 125 supporting side surfaces of the lower legs 116 and 117 of the washing apparatus.

Each leg supporter 125 includes a panel in which a first seating hole 126 is formed to allow the washing machine leg 116 to be seated, and a second seating hole 127 formed to be seated to the dryer leg 117. It is made of, and is fixed through a screw or the like on the upper surface of the auxiliary dryer (120). Here, the washing machine and the dryer are one type of washing apparatus, and the outer shape of the washing machine is larger than that of the dryer.

The leg supporters 125 are fixed to each corner of the upper part of the auxiliary dryer 120, and the first seating holes 126 and the first support holes 126 are formed in two leg supporters fixed to the front edge of the auxiliary dryer 120. The two seating holes 127 are connected to each other, and the first seating hole 126 and the second seating hole 127 formed at two leg supporters fixed to the rear edge of the auxiliary dryer are partitioned from each other. This is to facilitate the mounting of the washing machine leg 116.

Therefore, while the leg supporters 125 are seated in the first seating hole 126 or the second seating hole 127, the position of the washing apparatus 110 with respect to the auxiliary dryer 120 is automatically determined.

The first seating hole 126 is located outside the second seating hole 127 based on a diagonal line of the lower surface of the washing machine 110. This is because washing machines are usually made larger than clothes dryers.

The coupling means 130, the coupling member 138 is provided on the lower side of the washing machine or dryer and the upper side of the auxiliary dryer 120, and the coupling member on the side of the washing machine or dryer and the auxiliary dryer ( It comprises a fixing member 135 for fixing to the side of the 120.

As shown in FIG. 3, the coupling member 130 includes two or more coupling members 138 for fixing both sides of the boundary of the auxiliary dryer 120 having a hexahedral phenomenon and the washing machine 110 having a hexahedron shape. It may be.

In addition to the above configuration, the coupling member may further comprise a third coupling member (not shown) for fixing the back of the auxiliary dryer 120 and the washing apparatus 110 to each other.

Here, the coupling means 130 may be made to correspond to the height change of the washing machine leg 116 or dryer leg 117.

The fixing member 135, the first fixing member 136 for fixing the upper portion of the coupling member to the lower side of the washing machine or the clothes dryer, and the second fixing the lower portion of the coupling member to the upper side of the pedestal It consists of a fixing member (137).

Here, at least one of the first fixing member 136 or the second fixing member 137 may be formed of an adhesive material applied to both surfaces, for example, a double-sided tape.

Unlike the above, at least one of the first fixing member 136 or the second fixing member 137 may be made of a fastening means such as a screw. In this case, the upper portion of the coupling member may have a fastening hole formed at a predetermined interval.

On the other hand, unlike the above-described means for coupling the washing apparatus 110 and the auxiliary dryer 120 may be variously modified.

In the present invention, the volume of the auxiliary dryer 120 is preferably smaller than the volume of the washing apparatus 110 to which the auxiliary dryer is coupled. And, the height of the auxiliary dryer is preferably lower than the height of the washing apparatus. This is because the auxiliary dryer in the present invention is intended to perform an auxiliary function of the washing apparatus.

In addition, when considering the stability side or the exterior design side of the combined laundry apparatus 100, when the auxiliary dryer functions as a pedestal of the washing machine, at least one of the left and right widths and the front and rear width of the auxiliary dryer 120 is It is preferable that the washing device 110 is the same or longer than the left and right widths or front and rear widths. However, when the auxiliary dryer is coupled to the upper part of the washing machine, at least one of the left and right widths and the front and rear widths of the auxiliary dryers may be equal to or shorter than the left and right widths or the front and rear widths of the washing machine 110.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4, the structure of the auxiliary dryer in this invention is demonstrated in detail.

4 is a cross-sectional view briefly showing the configuration of the auxiliary dryer in the present invention.

The auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention is combined with the washing apparatus 110 to form one composite washing apparatus 100. In this case, the laundry machine accommodates clothes therein, and thus washing or drying is performed. That is, the washing apparatus may be a general washing machine or a dryer or a washing and drying machine.

And the combined laundry apparatus 100 comprises a coupling means 130 for coupling the auxiliary dryer 120 to one side of the washing apparatus 110. 4, the coupling means 130 is not shown.

The auxiliary dryer 120 has a clothing receiving portion which is a space in which clothing is accommodated in order to perform an auxiliary function of clothing processing. The garment receiving portion may be formed in various forms, but preferably may be formed in the form of a drawer 121 that can be pulled forward from the front of the auxiliary dryer (120). However, the garment receiving portion is not limited to the shape of the drawer 121. Therefore, hereinafter, the drawer 121 will be described as being limited to the clothes receiving portion 121 for convenience of description.

In addition, the auxiliary dryer 120 is provided with a drive unit of various forms that are driven to dry or refresh the clothes or shoes accommodated in the clothes receiving portion.

The driving unit includes an air supply device 140 for forcibly supplying air to the clothes receiving unit 121.

In addition, the driving unit includes a steam supply device 150 for supplying steam to the clothes receiving portion. In addition, the steam supply device 150 may include a spray port (not shown) to inject steam to the clothes receiving unit 121 through the upper or rear of the auxiliary dryer (120).

The air supply device 140 includes a blowing fan 172 for blowing air and a heater 171 for heating the air. That is, the blowing fan 172 is driven so that the outside air flows into the inside of the drawer 121 and is discharged again to the outside. The outside air is heated through the heater 171 and then flows into the clothes receiving part 121.

Here, the heater 171 may be provided in various forms, such as electric, gas, etc., in consideration of the installation space of the auxiliary dryer, it will be preferable that the electric.

Therefore, the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention through the air supply device 140 may perform a drying function. Here, the heater 171 is preferably a heater capable of adjusting the capacity so that the temperature of the air heated through the heater is variable. This is because there is a case where the specific clothing is weak to heat, and rubber materials such as shoes are particularly weak to heat.

In addition, the driving unit may include at least one or more of a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature inside the clothes receiving unit 121 and a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity inside the clothing receiving unit 121. That is, by sensing the temperature or humidity inside the clothes receiving portion 121, it will be possible to appropriately control the drying time or the temperature of the provided air.

The steam supply device 150 provides steam into the clothes receiving unit 121. The steam is in contact with the clothing accommodated in the clothing receiving portion to perform sterilization, wrinkle removal, or odor removal. Therefore, the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention may perform a refresh function through the steam supply device 150. Of course, the above-described drying function may be performed in addition to the refresh function.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the inlet 171 through which air is introduced is formed in the upper rear wall of the auxiliary dryer 120, and the outlet 172 through which the air is discharged is formed in the lower rear wall. The upper portion of the rear wall of the garment receiving portion 121 communicates with the inlet 171, and the lower portion of the rear wall of the garment receiving portion 121 communicates with the outlet 172. Accordingly, outside air flows into the clothes receiving unit through the upper rear wall of the auxiliary dryer 120 and the upper part of the garment receiving unit 121, and the lower part of the garment receiving unit and the rear wall of the auxiliary dryer 120. Air is exhausted through.

Here, the blowing fan 141 causing the flow of air and the heater 142 for heating the air may be provided between the rear wall of the clothes receiving portion 121 and the rear wall of the main body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the air supply device 140 such as the blower fan 141 and the heater 142 may be provided at any place on the flow path through which air is introduced and discharged. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the space provided with the blowing fan 141 and the heater 142 may be partitioned from each other.

4 illustrates a form in which air flows into the upper portion of the garment receiving portion 121 and is discharged downward. However, on the contrary, it may be possible to flow into the lower portion of the garment receiving portion 121 and be discharged upward.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the laundry 162 is seated in the clothes receiving unit 121, and the shelf 160 divides the space inside the clothes receiving unit up and down while allowing the divided spaces to communicate with each other. It may be provided. This shelf is to allow the air supplied to the laundry 162 to be discharged smoothly.

Here, the shelf 160 is preferably formed with a plurality of through holes (160a). That is, the air in the upper part of the clothing receiving part is introduced into the lower part of the clothing receiving part through the through holes.

In addition, the shelf may be installed to be inclined. In this case, the shelf is preferably installed to be inclined downward toward the place where air is introduced. This will allow air to be evenly supplied to the laundry seated on the shelf.

In addition, the air guide 161 is preferably provided on the upper rear wall of the garment accommodating part 121. The air guide 161 may perform a function of smoothly supplying air to the front of the clothing accommodating part and at the same time dividing a flow path between the inflowed air and the discharged air. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the collision between the incoming air and the discharged air to increase the efficiency of drying.

As shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary dryer 120 may be provided with a control panel 123 separately from the control panel 111 of the washing apparatus. The control panel may include a control unit for controlling the operation of the auxiliary dryer, an operation unit for operating the operation of the auxiliary dryer, a display unit for displaying the operation state of the auxiliary dryer, and communication means for wired and wireless communication with the washing apparatus. Of course, only one of these may be included. However, as will be described later, the control panel 123 may be omitted.

On the other hand, the composite laundry machine 100 according to the present invention can be controlled in various forms of operation.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 5 to 7 will be described the operation control form of the combined laundry apparatus 100, in particular the auxiliary dryer according to the present invention. In the complex laundry machine 100 according to the present invention, the washing apparatus 110 may be controlled in a conventional control form, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

First, referring to FIG. 5, a first embodiment of an operation control form of the auxiliary dryer 120 in the complex laundry apparatus 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail.

In the present embodiment, the operation of the auxiliary dryer 120 is made through the control unit 200 provided in the washing apparatus 110. On the other hand, the control unit 200 may be provided in the control panel 111 of the laundry machine 110.

And, in the present embodiment, the operation unit 210 for the user to operate the operation of the auxiliary dryer is provided in the washing apparatus 110. For example, the operation unit 210 may also be provided on the control panel 111 of the laundry machine 110.

Therefore, a user manipulates the operation of the auxiliary dryer through the operation unit 210 provided in the washing apparatus 110, and the control unit provided in the washing apparatus 110 according to the signal operated by the operation unit 210 ( 200 is to control the operation of the auxiliary dryer 120 drive unit.

A second embodiment of an operation control form of the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

As shown in Fig. 6, this embodiment is the same as the first embodiment described above. However, the display unit 220 for displaying the operating state of the auxiliary dryer is provided in the washing apparatus 110. That is, the user manipulates the operation unit 210 provided in the washing machine 110 to select an operation mode of the auxiliary dryer, and the operation signal operated by the operation unit 210 is a control unit provided in the washing machine 110. Is passed to 200. The control unit 200 may be a control unit for controlling the operation of the laundry machine. Under the control of the control unit 200, the operation of the driving unit of the auxiliary dryer 120 is controlled. In addition, an operation state of the auxiliary dryer is displayed on the display unit 220 provided in the washing apparatus 110.

In the present embodiment, the operation unit 210, the control unit 200, and the display unit 220 may all be provided in the control panel 111 of the laundry machine 110. Therefore, the user can operate the operation of the auxiliary dryer as well as the washing machine through the control panel 111 of the washing machine 110, it is possible to determine the operating state.

A third embodiment of an operation control form of the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

As shown in Fig. 7, this embodiment is the same as the above-described second embodiment. However, the display unit 225 displaying the operation state of the auxiliary dryer 120 is provided in the auxiliary dryer 120. Through the display unit 225, the user can easily determine whether the auxiliary dryer operates or the remaining drying time. The display unit may be provided in the control panel 123 of the auxiliary dryer 120.

Here, the washing apparatus 110 and the auxiliary dryer 120 is preferably connected to each other through the communication means 230,235. Such communication means may be implemented as an IC for communication, and may be implemented wirelessly as well as wired. Since the wireless communication means can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art through a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiments, when the control line is connected by wire between the washing apparatus 110 and the auxiliary dryer 120, or when the wired communication line for control is connected, the control line or the connection line is in the form of a harness. It is preferably made of. And each harness may be easily connected through a connector.

Hereinafter will be described in detail the operation of the combined laundry apparatus 100, in particular the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the present invention. The auxiliary dryer 120 to be described later may be made at the same time as the operation of the washing apparatus 110, the operation of the washing apparatus 120 and the auxiliary dryer 120 may be made separately.

First, the user pulls out the garment receiving unit 121 and seats a small amount of laundry 162 such as cloth or shoes or a hat on the shelf 160. In the case of cloth, it is preferable to spread it on a shelf.

Then, the user selects the desired operation mode according to the type of laundry through the operation unit 210. The operating mode may include various types of drying modes and refresh modes.

The various modes of drying may be divided into drying time, drying temperature, and the like, which will vary depending on the type of laundry to be dried. For example, for drying a small amount of cotton cloth, the drying mode may be set to a short drying time and a high drying temperature. In the case of shoes, a drying mode may be set to have a long drying time and a low drying temperature. .

That is, the air is forcibly supplied to the space where the laundry is accommodated according to the operation mode selected by the user, but the temperature or the air supply time of the air is changed.

In addition, when the operation mode is the refresh mode, hot steam is supplied to the laundry. Therefore, the steam is refreshed by the steam. That is, odor removal, wrinkle removal or sterilization of laundry is made. Thereafter, air supply for drying may be made as necessary.

That is, the controller 200 controls to appropriately drive the driving unit of the auxiliary dryer 120 according to the operation mode selected by the user. On the other hand, the operating state of the auxiliary dryer can be easily understood by the user through the display unit (220, 225).

According to the present invention, by providing a secondary dryer that can process a small amount of clothes and the like without driving a relatively large washing machine to facilitate the use and save energy.

Moreover, in the washing apparatus provided only with the washing function, a drying function can be added easily.

And, it is possible to facilitate the drying of clothes, such as shoes or hats that were difficult to dry through the conventional drum type dryer, there is an effect that can utilize the auxiliary space, such as a pedestal of the conventional washing machine as an auxiliary dryer.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a complex laundry machine that is convenient to use by maximizing low cost and space utilization.

According to the present invention, washing and drying can be performed at the same time through one complex washing machine. In addition, since two drying methods can be performed at the same time depending on the nature of the clothes, there is an effect of saving time and convenience of use.

Claims (11)

A laundry device in which clothes are accommodated and washed or dried therein; An auxiliary dryer provided on one side of the washing machine, the volume and height of which are smaller and lower than the volume and height of the washing machine, respectively, and having a clothes receiving unit therein; A control unit provided in the washing apparatus and controlling an operation of a driving unit of the auxiliary dryer; And The laundry machine provided in the washing machine, comprising a control unit for the user to operate the operation of the auxiliary dryer. The method of claim 1, The drive unit comprises a complex washing apparatus comprising an air supply for forcibly supplying air to the clothes receiving portion. The method of claim 2, The air supply device, Composite laundry machine comprising a blower fan for blowing air and a heater for heating the air. The method of claim 3, wherein The driving unit, Composite laundry machine comprising at least one of a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature inside the clothing receiving unit and a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity of the clothing receiving unit. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The driving unit, Composite laundry machine comprising a steam supply device for supplying steam to the clothes receiving portion. The method of claim 1, Composite laundry machine comprising a coupling means for coupling the auxiliary dryer to one side of the washing machine. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The auxiliary dryer is a complex washing apparatus, characterized in that the support for supporting the bottom of the washing machine against the floor. The method of claim 7, wherein The clothes receiving portion is a complex laundry machine, characterized in that formed in the form of a drawer that can be pulled forward from the front. The method of claim 1, The laundry machine provided in the washing machine, comprising a display unit for displaying the operating state of the auxiliary dryer. The method of claim 1, The laundry machine provided in the auxiliary dryer, characterized in that comprises a display unit for displaying the operating state of the auxiliary dryer. The method according to any one of claims 1, 9 or 10, The laundry machine and the auxiliary dryer is equipped with a communication means for communicating with each other by wire or wireless.

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