Clothes treating apparatus and method for controlling the same

US9303349B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9303349-B2
Application numberUS-201213676812-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 14, 2012
Priority dateNov 15, 2011
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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The present invention relates to a cloth treating apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The cloth treating apparatus includes a main cabinet having a first housing space for housing cloth therein and a water spray unit for supplying steam to the first housing space, at least one supplementary cabinet having a second housing space for housing the cloth therein, and a control unit for controlling the water supply unit to supply the steam to the first housing space or the second housing space, selectively, wherein the main cabinet and the supplementary cabinet are installed adjacent to, or spaced from, each other.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for controlling a cloth treating apparatus, including a main cabinet having a first housing space for housing cloth therein and a water spray unit for supplying steam to the first housing space, at least one supplementary cabinet having a second housing space for housing the cloth therein, and a control unit for controlling the water supply unit to supply the steam to the first housing space or the second housing space selectively, comprising: a mea…

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What does patent US9303349B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a cloth treating apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The cloth treating apparatus includes a main cabinet having a first housing space for housing cloth therein and a water spray unit for supplying steam to the first housing space, at least one supplementary cabinet having a second housing space for housing the cloth therein, and a control uni…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Moon Taechul, Kim Kayeon, Lee Ayeong, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06F58/10. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).