KR20080055318A - Steam laundry dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

A steam dryer is provided to eliminate wrinkles without ironing and to prevent bad smell by supplying hot blast into a drum and sterilizing laundry. A steam dryer comprises a drum, a hot blast heater, a steam generator, a cartridge(300), a container, and a fixing member. The drum rotates in a cabinet. The hot blast heater heats air and supplies hot blast into the drum. The steam generator supplies steam to the drum. The cartridge supplies water to the steam generator. The container is installed at a part of the cabinet and pulled in and out, wherein the cartridge is detachably installed. The fixing member fixes the cartridge installed in the container.

Description

Steam laundry dryer

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the steam dryer according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is disassembled;

2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the steam generator in FIG.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a steam generator in a steam dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention,

5 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the water supply source in FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of the pump in FIG.

7 is a front view illustrating a state in which the nozzle of FIG. 4 is installed;

8 is a perspective view showing an example of installation of the components of FIG.

9 is a plan view illustrating a state in which a water supply source having an embodiment of a fixing unit is mounted in a container;

10 is a partial cross-sectional view as seen from the front of FIG. 9, and

11 is a plan view showing a state in which a water supply source having another embodiment of a fixing part is mounted in a container.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: cabinet 20: drum

30: front supporter 40: rear supporter

50: lint duct 60: blower unit

70: motor 80: exhaust duct

90: hot air heater 200: steam generator

300: water supply (cartridge) 400: pump

500: safety valve 250: nozzle

The present invention relates to a steam dryer, and more particularly, to a steam dryer capable of preventing vibration occurring inside the steam dryer.

A dryer is a household appliance in which laundry is normally washed, that is, clothes are mainly dried using high temperature air. In general, the dryer includes a drum accommodating the object to be dried, a driving source for driving the drum, heating means for heating air introduced into the drum, and a blower unit for sucking or discharging air in the drum.

 The dryer may be classified into an electric dryer and a gas dryer according to a method of heating air, that is, a heating means. The electric dryer heats air using electric resistance heat, and the gas dryer heats air using heat generated by combustion of gas. If the dryers are classified differently, they can be classified as condensation dryers and exhaust dryers. In the condenser dryer, the air that has been heat-exchanged with the dry matter in the drum is circulated without being discharged to the outside of the dryer, and in a separate condenser, heat is exchanged with the outside air to make condensate and discharged to the outside. In the exhaust dryer, the air, which has been heat exchanged with the dry matter in the drum and becomes humid, is discharged directly to the outside of the dryer. If the dryer is classified into another method, it may be divided into a top loading method and a front loading method according to a method of inputting a dry matter to the dryer. In the top loading method, the dry material is introduced from the upper side of the dryer. In the front loading method, the dry material is injected from the front of the dryer.

On the other hand, the above-described conventional dryer has the following problems.

In general, the laundry is dried and dehydrated laundry is put into the dryer to dry. However, due to the principle of water washing, wrinkles are generated in the laundry in which water washing is completed, and the wrinkles generated once are not completely removed in the drying process in the dryer. Therefore, in the case of using a conventional dryer, there is a disadvantage in that a separate ironing is required in order to remove wrinkles existing in the dry matter such as laundry which has been dried.

In addition, wrinkles, wrinkles, folds, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "wrinkles") are generated even when clothes and the like are normally stored and used in addition to laundry after washing. The development of a device that can easily remove wrinkles in accordance with the normal use, storage, such as clothing was required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dryer that can prevent and / or remove wrinkles caused by clothing and the like.

An object of the present invention as described above is a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet; Hot air heater for heating the air to supply hot air of the drum; A steam generator for supplying steam to the drum; A water supply source supplying water to the steam generator; And it is achieved by the steam dryer including a container which is installed on the one side of the cabinet to be pulled in and pulled out, the container is detachably mounted.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. On the other hand, in the following to explain the steam dryer according to the present invention, for convenience, the top-loading, electric, condensation type dryer will be described as an embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and of course, the present invention may be applied to a front loading method, a gas type, a condensation type dryer, or the like.

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a disassembled state of a steam dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 1.

1 and 2, an embodiment of a steam dryer according to the present invention will be described.

The cabinet 10 forms the appearance of a steam dryer according to the present invention, and various components described below are installed therein. First, inside the cabinet 10, a drum 20 rotatably installed, a motor 70 for driving the drum 20, and a belt 68 are installed. In addition, at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10, a heater 90 (hereinafter referred to as a "hot air heater" for convenience) generated by the hot air heater 90 to heat the air to create high temperature air (hereinafter referred to as "hot air"). A hot air supply duct 44 for supplying hot air to the drum 20 is installed. In addition, an exhaust duct 80 for discharging humid air heat-exchanged with the object to be dried in the drum 20, a blower unit 60 for sucking humid air, and the like are also provided. On the other hand, a steam generator 200 for generating high temperature steam is installed at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10.

In this embodiment, an indirect drive method for rotating the drum 20 using the motor 70 and the belt 68 for convenience is illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, it is also possible to apply the present invention to a direct drive method (Direct Drive Type) in which a motor is directly connected to the rear surface of the drum 20 to directly rotate the drum 20.

Each component described above is described in detail as follows.

The cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the dryer, and includes a base 12 forming a bottom surface, a pair of side covers 14 installed perpendicular to the base 12, and a front side of the side cover 14. And a top cover 17 disposed at an upper portion of the front cover 16 and the rear cover 18 and the side cover 14 respectively installed at the rear surface. The control panel 19 having various operation switches or the like is normally located on the top cover 17 or the front cover 16, and the door 164 is provided on the front cover 16. The rear cover 18 is provided with an inlet 182 for allowing outside air to flow therein and an exhaust hole 184, which is a final passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside.

The inner space of the drum 20 functions as a drying chamber in which drying proceeds, and inside the drum 20, a lift 22 is installed to drag and lift the object to invert the object to invert the object to increase the drying efficiency. Do.

On the other hand, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 are provided between the drum 20 and the cabinet 10, ie, between the drum 20, the front cover 16, and the rear cover 18, respectively. The drum 20 is rotatably installed between the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40, and a sealing member for preventing leakage between the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 and the drum 20, respectively. (Not shown) is installed. That is, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 form a drying chamber by blocking the front and rear surfaces of the drum 20 and serve to support the front and rear ends of the drum 20.

The front supporter 30 is formed with an opening for communicating the drum 20 with the outside of the dryer, the opening is selectively opened and closed by the door 164. In addition, the front supporter 30 is connected to the lint duct 50 which is a passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside, and the lint duct 50 is provided with a lint filter 52.

One side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the lint duct 50, the other side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust duct 80 is an exhaust hole provided in the rear cover 18. In communication with (184).

Therefore, when the blower unit 60 is operated, the air in the drum 20 is discharged to the outside through the lint duct 50, the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust hole 184. In this case, foreign matter such as lint and the like is filtered by the lint filter 52. In general, the blower unit 60 includes a blower 62 and a blower housing 64, and the blower 64 is generally connected to and driven by a motor 70 for driving the drum 20.

The rear supporter 40 is formed with an opening 42 which is usually composed of a plurality of through holes, and the hot air supply duct 44 is connected to the opening 42. The hot air supply duct 44 communicates with the drum 20 and serves as a passage for supplying hot air to the drum 20. Therefore, the hot air heater 90 is installed at a predetermined position of the hot air supply duct 44.

Meanwhile, a steam generator 200 for generating steam and supplying the steam to the inside of the drum 20 is installed at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the steam generator in FIG. Referring to Figure 3, the steam generator 200 will be described in detail as follows.

The steam generator 200 includes a water tank 210 in which water is accommodated therein, a heater 240 mounted in the water tank 210, a water level sensor 260 for measuring the level of the steam generator 200, and It is configured to include a temperature sensor 270 for measuring the temperature of the steam generator 200. The water level sensor 260 is generally composed of a common electrode 262, a low level electrode 264, and a high level electrode 266, so that the common electrode 262 and the high level electrode 264 are energized or the common electrode 262 and the low level electrode A high water level and a low water level are detected by the energization of 266.

One side of the steam generator 200 is connected to the water supply hose 220 for supplying water, the other side is connected to the steam hose 230 for discharging steam, the tip of the steam hose 230 is a nozzle 250 of a predetermined shape Is preferably provided. In general, one end of the water supply hose 220 is connected to an external water source such as a faucet, and the tip of the steam hose 230 or the nozzle 25, that is, the steam discharge port, is positioned at a predetermined position of the drum 20, so that the drum 20 Steam is injected into the inside of the tank.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the steam generator 200 (hereinafter, referred to as a "heating heating method") of a method of generating steam by heating a predetermined amount of water contained in the water tank 210 of a predetermined size with the heater 240 is referred to. Although shown and described, this invention is not limited to this. That is, in the present invention, any device capable of generating steam can be used as a steam generator. For example, it is also possible to install a heater directly around the water supply hose through which the water passes, that is, to heat the water without accommodating the water in a predetermined space (hereinafter referred to as "tube heating method" for convenience).

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a steam generator in a steam dryer according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 4, another embodiment of the steam dryer according to the present invention will be described.

In this embodiment, a water supply source for supplying water to the steam generator 200 is installed detachably. As in the above embodiment, the water supply may be a faucet, but in this case the installation is complicated. This is because, in general, the dryer does not use water, and thus, when the faucet is used as a water supply source, various apparatuses and the like must be additionally installed. Therefore, as in this embodiment, using a detachable water supply source (Detachable Water Supply Source) 300, to separate the water supply source 300 to fill the water, the water supply source 300 filled with water to the steam generator ( It is very convenient to use by connecting to the water supply flow path of the water supply hose 220 of 200).

In addition, the pump 400 is preferably provided between the water supply source 300 and the steam generator 200. It is more preferable that the pump 400 is capable of forward and reverse rotation to supply water to the steam generator 200 or to recover residual water of the steam generator 200 as necessary.

On the other hand, it is also possible to supply water to the steam generator 200 by using a water order between the water supply source 300 and the steam generator 200 without using the pump 400. However, in general, various parts and the like of the steam dryer is a standard product and because it is compactly designed, there is absolutely no shortage of structural space. Therefore, water supply using water parking is virtually impossible without changing the size of various components of the conventional dryer. Therefore, when the small pump 400 is used, since the steam generator 200 or the like can be installed without changing the size of various parts of the conventional dryer, it is very useful to use the pump 400. Here, the reason for recovering the residual water of the steam generator 200 is that if the steam generator 200 is not used for a long time, the heater may be damaged by the residual water, or there may be a possibility that the decayed water is used later.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, water is supplied and steam is discharged from the upper portion of the steam generator 200, but in the present embodiment, water is supplied to the lower portion of the steam generator 200, and from the upper portion of the steam generator 200, Preferably, the steam is configured to be discharged. This configuration is advantageous for recovering the residual water of the steam generator 200. In addition, it is preferable that the safety valve 500 is provided in the steam passage, ie, the steam hose 230, for discharging steam from the steam generator 200.

Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the detachable water supply source 300 (hereinafter referred to as "cartridge" for convenience) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

The cartridge 300 is configured to include a lower housing 310 that substantially receives water, and an upper housing 320 that is detachable from the lower housing 310. When the cartridge 300 is configured as the lower housing 310 and the upper housing 320, it is easy to clean the scales accumulated in the cartridge 300, and the filters 330 and 340 and the softening member 350 to be described later. This is because it is easy to separate or clean the back.

It is preferable that the first filter 330 is installed in the upper housing 320. That is, it is preferable that the first filter 330 is installed at the water inlet 322 of the upper housing 320 so that water is primarily filtered when water is supplied to the cartridge 300.

The lower housing 310 is provided with an opening and closing member (see FIG. 4, 360) for selectively supplying the water of the cartridge 300 to the outside. The opening / closing member 360 prevents the water of the cartridge 300 from being discharged to the outside when the cartridge 300 is separated, and the water of the cartridge 300 is discharged to the outside when the cartridge 300 is installed. In addition, the opening and closing member 360 is preferably connected to the second filter 340 for filtering water, the second filter 340 is more preferably detachable.

In the present invention, the first filter 330 and the second filter 340, the impurities mixed in water such as fine dust can be filtered in a double. Meanwhile, it is preferable that the first filter 330 use about 50 mesh nets, and the second filter 340 use about 60 mesh nets. Here, the 50 mesh network means that the number of meshes per predetermined area is 50, so that the size of the pores constituting the mesh of the first filter 330 is larger than the size of the pores of the second filter 340, so that the large foreign matter Is primarily filtered in the first filter 330, small foreign matter is filtered in the second filter (340).

In addition, the inside of the cartridge 300 is preferably provided with a softening member 350 for softening the water. Furthermore, the softening member 350 is more preferably installed detachably.

The reason for using the softening member 350 in the present invention is as follows. When the water supplied to the steam generator 200 has a high hardness, lime (calcium carbonate (CaCO ₃ ), etc.) is precipitated when calcium hydrogen carbonate (Ca (HCO ₃ ) ₂ ) dissolved in water is heated. This may cause corrosion of the heater. In particular, in Europe and the Americas, this phenomenon may be severe because water is a soft soft water. Therefore, it is preferable to remove calcium, magnesium ions, etc. in advance using an ion exchange resin to prevent the precipitation of lime. In addition, since the performance decreases as the soft water progresses, the ion exchange resin can be regenerated and reused with salt (NaCl). For reference, the softening process by ion exchange resin is 2 (R-SONa) + Ca2 <-> (R-SO) Ca + 2Na, and the regeneration process is (R-SO) Ca + 2NaCl <-> 2 (R -SONa) + CaCl.

6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of a pump according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the pump 400 serves to selectively supply water to the steam generator 200. In addition, the pump 400 is capable of forward and reverse rotation, it is preferable to selectively supply water to the steam generator 200, or to recover the water of the steam generator 200.

The pump 400 may use a gear type, a pulsating type, a diaphragm type, or the like. Even in pulsating and diaphragm pumps, it is possible to control the flow of fluid in the forward and reverse directions by changing the polarity of the circuit momentarily.

6 illustrates a gear pump 400 as an example of a pump 400 that can be used. The gear pump 400 includes a pair of gears 420 inside the case 410, and the case 410 is provided with an inlet 430 and an outlet 414. That is, according to the rotation direction of the gear 420, water may be discharged from the inlet 430 to the outlet 414 or from the outlet 414 to the inlet 430.

7 is a front view illustrating a state in which a nozzle is installed in the steam dryer of the present invention according to the embodiment of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 7, the nozzle 250 may be installed adjacent to the opening 42 for supplying hot air to the drum, such that steam is injected from the rear surface of the drum to the front surface. This is because, inside the drum, air normally flows from the opening 42 formed in the rear supporter 40 of the rear part and exits to the lint duct (see FIG. 1, 50) under the door 104 located at the front part. Because of the structure, the air passage is directed from the opening 42 to the lint duct 50. Therefore, when the nozzle 250 is installed adjacent to the opening part 42 of the rear part and injects steam toward the lower part of the door 104 of the front part, the injected steam flows smoothly along the air flow path. The cloth is evenly spread.

On the other hand, the nozzle 250 described in this embodiment can be applied in addition to the dryer having a removable water supply source 300. For example, it is also applicable when an external faucet is used as the water supply source 300.

Referring to Figure 8, it will be described a preferred embodiment of the installation of the components of the steam line around the steam generator according to the present invention.

A drawer-type container (hereinafter referred to as a "drawer") 700 is installed at one side of a cabinet (see FIG. 1 and 10) forming an appearance of the steam dryer so as to be able to be pulled in and pulled out, and preferably a drawer ( The cartridge 300 is detachably mounted to the 700. In this case, rather than connecting the cartridge 300 directly to the pump 400, the cartridge 300 is mounted on the drawer 700, and the drawer 700 is indirectly pumped in / out of the drawer 700. It is preferred to bind / separate at 400.

The drawer 700 is preferably provided at the front of the steam dryer, for example, the control panel 19, and the supporter 820 is installed in parallel with the top frame 830 to the rear side of the control panel 19. The drawer guide 710 for guiding and supporting the drawer 700 is preferably installed at the supporter 820 and the top frame 830. On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, it is preferable that the top guide is provided on a part of the upper part of the drawer guide 710.

The upper and one side (front direction of the steam dryer) of the drawer guide 710 is opened, the drawer 700 is drawn in / out through the front opening of the steam dryer, the pump 400 is drawer guide 710 is preferably provided on the other side of the upper surface.

As described above, the drawer 700 is preferably installed in front of the dryer in terms of ease of use. In FIG. 8, since the control panel 19 is installed in the front cover, the drawer 700 is described as being drawn in / out of the control panel 19. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the control panel is installed in the top cover as shown in FIG. 1, the drawer 700 may be directly installed in the front cover.

On the other hand, since the cartridge 300 is detachably mounted to the drawer 700, there is a play of a predetermined interval between the outer surface of the cartridge 300 and the inner surface of the drawer 700. Therefore, when the cartridge 300 is not fixed by the play, vibration and noise are generated by the contact between the cartridge 300 and the drawer 700 during driving of the steam dryer. That is, in the case of driving the steam dryer, when the vibration generated in the motor (see FIG. 1 and 70) is transmitted to the drawer 700 along the cabinet (see FIGS. 1 and 10), the cartridge 300 is drawn (700). ) Is not fixed to the cartridge 300 is in contact with the cartridge 300 by the vibration of the drawer 700, and generates vibration and noise. Further, when the user mounts the cartridge 300 to the drawer 700, the play may not be felt as if the cartridge 300 is correctly fixed to the drawer 700.

Therefore, the present invention preferably includes a fixing member for fixing the cartridge 300 to the inside of the drawer 700 when mounting the cartridge 300 to the drawer 700, more preferably the fixing member It serves to absorb the vibration transmitted from the drawer (700). Hereinafter, the fixing member will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the cartridge 300 having the first fixing part forming the fixing member is mounted on the drawer 700, and FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG.

9 and 10, the first fixing part 302 is formed to protrude one or more on the outside of the cartridge 300 to have a shape capable of point contact with the inner surface of the corresponding drawer 700. Is formed. That is, in the present invention, the first fixing part 302 is formed in point contact, not in surface contact or line contact with the inner surface of the drawer 700. As such, when the first fixing part 302 makes point contact, the cartridge 300 may be fixed inside the drawer 700, and the cartridge 300 may be easily detached when the cartridge 300 is detached. It becomes possible. This is because, in the case of point contact, the contact area between the cartridge 300 and the drawer 700 is reduced compared to the structure fixed by the surface contact or the line contact, thereby reducing the frictional force.

Accordingly, in the present invention, the first fixing part 302 is preferably protruded in a hemispherical shape to form a pair on both outer surfaces of the cartridge 300, as shown in the figure. At the highest point of the hemispherical shape protruding as much as possible from the cartridge 300 is in point contact with the inner surface of the drawer 700. As a result, when the cartridge 300 is mounted on the drawer 700, both sides of the cartridge 300 are fixed by the first fixing part 302, and the front and rear of the cartridge 300 are drawn by the drawer 700. It is fixed as close to the inner surface as possible. Furthermore, when the user mounts the cartridge 300 to the drawer 700, the user may feel that the cartridge 300 is correctly fixed to the drawer 700 by the first fixing part 302.

On the other hand, the shape of the fixing portion in the above embodiment has been described as a hemispherical shape, the shape of the fixing portion is not limited to this, it is possible to be variously modified to make point contact.

Meanwhile, the first fixing part 302 not only secures the cartridge 300 to the inside of the drawer 700, but also occurs in the motor (see FIG. 1 and 70) to generate the cabinet (see FIG. 1 and 10) and the drawer. It is preferable to serve to absorb the vibration transmitted to the cartridge 300 along the 700. Therefore, the material of the first fixing part 302 in the present invention is not limited, and a rigid material capable of fixing the cartridge 300 is possible, but preferably, the cartridge 300 in the drawer 700. It is made of elastic material to absorb the vibration transmitted to.

Meanwhile, the first fixing part 302 may be formed at any position to fix the cartridge 300, but preferably, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a pair of first fixing parts 302 may be used. ) Are formed to protrude on both sides of the cartridge 300, respectively. Since the first fixing part 302 protrudes from both sides of the cartridge 300, the cartridge 300 can be fixed when the cartridge 300 is mounted on the drawer 700. Furthermore, when the first fixing part 302 is made of an elastic material, it becomes possible to absorb vibrations transmitted along both sides of the cartridge 300 in the drawer 700.

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing a state in which a cartridge having a fixing member of another embodiment is mounted in a drawer. The fixing member of the present embodiment has a difference in that it further includes a second fixing portion 304 on the back and front of the cartridge 300 as compared with the above-described embodiment. The following description will focus on the differences.

In the above-described embodiment, since the first fixing parts 302 are formed on both sides of the cartridge 300, it is possible to fix both sides of the cartridge 300 and further absorb vibrations transmitted along both sides. However, in the above-described embodiment, even if the front and rear of the cartridge 300 as close as possible to the inner surface of the drawer 700, the cartridge 300 is fixed in the longitudinal direction, that is, the pump (see Fig. 4, 400) direction It is difficult.

Therefore, in the present exemplary embodiment, a second fixing part 304 is further provided on the rear and front surfaces of the cartridge 300, so that not only the first fixing parts 302 formed on both sides, but also the second fixing parts formed on the rear and front surfaces ( 304 makes it possible to firmly fix the cartridge 300 in the front, rear, left, and right directions. In addition, the second fixing part 304 is also preferably made of an elastic material like the first fixing part 302, thereby absorbing the vibration transmitted from the drawer 700.

Meanwhile, referring again to FIG. 8, in order to attach and detach the cartridge 300, recesses 301 may be formed on both sides of the cartridge 300, and the cartridge 700 may be detached using the recesses 301. Do.

Referring to FIG. 8, a method of supplying water to the cartridge 300 is as follows.

When the user withdraws the drawer 700, the cartridge 300 is also withdrawn. In this state, the cartridge 300 is removed from the drawer 700. Water is supplied to the water inlet 322 to the cartridge 300 in the removed state, thereby filling the cartridge 300 with water. When the cartridge 300 in the water filled state is mounted on the drawer 700 again, and the drawer 700 is pushed in, the opening and closing member 360 of the cartridge 300 is automatically connected to the pump 400, and the cartridge Water of 300 flows out toward the pump 400.

After the completion of the use of the steam dryer, it is possible to remove the cartridge 300 from the drawer 700 as opposed to the above. In the present invention, since the cartridge 300 is composed of the upper housing 320 and the lower housing 310, it is easy to clean the removed cartridge 300.

According to the experimental results of the present inventors, although there are differences depending on the type of clothes, for example, the type of cloth and the degree of moisture absorption, the present invention has the effect of removing wrinkles and preventing them. The laundry dehydrated in the washing machine may be used as an example of the object to be dried, but is not limited thereto. For example, clothing that is worn for about a day, that is, clothes that are already dried and less wrinkled, can be particularly useful in this case if it is possible to remove wrinkles in the dryer according to the present invention. That is, it is also possible to use the dryer according to the present invention as a kind of wrinkle removal device.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment has been described that all the fixing portion is formed in the cartridge, but is not limited to this may be formed on the inner surface of the drawer, or may be formed on both sides of the cartridge and the drawer.

The effects of the dryer and its control method according to the present invention described above are as follows.

First, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that can effectively prevent or eliminate the occurrence of wrinkles or wrinkles in the dried product to be dried. Moreover, according to this invention, there also exists an advantage that sterilization and smell removal of a to-be-dried thing can be performed.

Second, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that wrinkles or wrinkles in the clothes in a dry state can be effectively removed without additional ironing.

Third, according to the present invention, it is possible to significantly reduce the noise by preventing the water supply source from vibrating during the operation of the dryer.

Claims (8)

A drum rotatably installed in the cabinet; Hot air heater for heating the air to supply hot air of the drum; A steam generator for supplying steam to the drum; A water supply source supplying water to the steam generator; And A steam dryer characterized in that it is installed on the one side of the cabinet retractable and withdrawable, the container is detachably mounted to the water supply source. The method of claim 1, And a fixing member for fixing the water supply source when the water supply source is mounted in the container. The method of claim 2, The fixing member is formed on any one of the water supply source and the container, characterized in that the point of contact with the other steam dryer. The method of claim 3, The fixing member is a steam dryer, characterized in that having a hemispherical shape. The method of claim 3, The fixing member is protruded on one side of the water supply source is a steam dryer, characterized in that the point contact with the inner surface of the container. The method of claim 5, The fixing member is a steam dryer, characterized in that consisting of a pair of first fixing parts protruding on each side of the water supply source. The method of claim 6, The fixing member further comprises a second fixing part protruding from the back and the front of the water supply source. The method of claim 3, The fixing member is made of an elastic material to absorb the vibration transmitted from the container to the water supply source steam dryer.

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