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EP-4741561-A1 - LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS

EP4741561A1EP 4741561 A1EP4741561 A1EP 4741561A1EP-4741561-A1

Abstract

Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus including a first treating apparatus including a first receiving part configured to receive laundry, a second treating apparatus including a second receiving part configured to receive laundry, an output part provided at the first treating apparatus or the second treating apparatus and configured to output a screen, and an input part provided at the first treating apparatus or the second treating apparatus and configured to receive a user command for selection of an object to be displayed on the screen. The first treating apparatus operates in one of a plurality of operation modes configured to provide different treatment courses for laundry treatment, and a mode selection item configured to display the plurality of operation modes of the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus on the screen is selectably displayed on the output part.

Inventors

  • CHUNG, Sangin

Assignees

  • LG Electronics Inc.

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20240710

Claims (16)

  1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a first treating apparatus comprising a first receiving part configured to receive laundry; a second treating apparatus comprising a second receiving part configured to receive laundry; an output part provided at the first treating apparatus or the second treating apparatus, the output part being configured to output a screen; and an input part provided at the first treating apparatus or the second treating apparatus, the input part being configured to receive a user command for selection of an object to be displayed on the screen, wherein the first treating apparatus is configured to operate in one of a plurality of operation modes that are configured to provide different treatment courses for laundry treatment, and wherein a mode selection item configured to display the plurality of operation modes of the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus on the screen is selectively displayed on the output part.
  2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprises: a washing mode configured to provide a washing course for laundry washing among the treatment courses; and a drying mode configured to provide a drying course for laundry drying among the treatment courses.
  3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the screen comprises at least one of a course selection screen configured to display the treatment courses provided by the first treating apparatus or the second treating apparatus or a course progress screen configured to display information about the treatment courses being executed in the first treating apparatus or the second treating apparatus, and wherein the mode selection item is selectively displayed on at least one of the course selection screen and the course progress screen.
  4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the mode selection item configured to display the second treating apparatus on the screen is selected on the output part, the output part outputs a course selection screen configured to display the treatment courses to be executed in the second treating apparatus or a course progress screen configured to display progress information about the treatment courses being executed in the second treating apparatus.
  5. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of operation modes further comprises a washing/drying mode configured to sequentially execute the washing course and the drying course.
  6. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the mode selection item is selected, the output part outputs a mode selection screen configured to display the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus such that at least one of the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus is in a selectable state.
  7. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein an alignment direction of the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus on the mode selection screen is the same as an arrangement direction of the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus.
  8. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second treating apparatus and the plurality of operation modes are displayed on the mode selection screen so as to be distinguished from each other by a distinguishing marker.
  9. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, on the mode selection screen, a pre-selection marker is displayed on an object corresponding to an immediately previous screen output before output of the mode selection screen among the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus.
  10. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus are individually displayed in one of a selectable state and a non-selectable state.
  11. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus are individually displayed in one of a course progress state, representing progress of the treatment courses, and a non-progress state.
  12. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein an in-operation marker is disposed on an object corresponding to the course progress state among the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus.
  13. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the first treating apparatus is executing the treatment courses and the second treating apparatus is not executing any treatment courses, if the mode selection item is selected, the plurality of operation modes is displayed in a course progress state or a non-selectable state, and the second treating apparatus is displayed in a selectable state.
  14. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output part outputs a double-view screen configured to display progress information about the treatment courses being respectively executed in the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus, and wherein the mode selection item is displayed on the double-view screen.
  15. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the double-view screen comprises a first area configured to display information about the first treating apparatus and a second area configured to display information about the second treating apparatus, the second area being disposed separately from the first area, wherein, when the mode selection item on the double-view screen is selected, the output part outputs a mode selection screen configured to display the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus such that at least one of the plurality of operation modes and the second treating apparatus is in a selectable state, and wherein the mode selection screen is output in an entire area comprising the first area and the second area.
  16. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the mode selection item is displayed in each of the first area and the second area.

Description

[Technical Field] The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry treating apparatus including an output part configured to output a screen. [Background] A laundry treating apparatus is an apparatus that performs laundry treatment courses in order to, for example, remove contaminants from clothes, bedding, etc. (hereinafter referred to as laundry) introduced into a drum. Such a laundry treating apparatus may perform procedures such as washing, rinsing, spin-drying, drying, etc. of laundry, and may be classified into a top-loading type and a front-loading type in accordance with a method of loading laundry in a drum. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet defining the external appearance thereof, a tub accommodated in the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and configured to receive laundry loaded therein, and a detergent supply device configured to supply detergent to the interior of the drum. In the case of a laundry treating apparatus configured to wash laundry, a drum is rotated by a motor in a state in which water and detergent are supplied to laundry received in the drum, so that contaminants attached to the laundry may be removed by friction between the drum and the wash water. A detergent supply device has a detergent supply function to enhance a washing effect. Here, the detergent is a material enhancing a washing effect, such as fabric detergent, fabric softener, fabric bleach, etc. Powder type detergent or liquid type detergent may be used as the detergent. In the case of a laundry treating apparatus configured to dry laundry, dry air is supplied to laundry in order to remove moisture from the laundry. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, and a heating device configured to heat or dry air to be supplied to laundry. As dry air is supplied to laundry received in the drum, moisture present in the laundry may be evaporated and removed by the dry air, and thus the laundry may be dried. In the case in which the amount of laundry is large or different treatment courses, e.g., a laundry washing course and a laundry drying course, are to be performed together, a plurality of apparatuses for treating laundry may be used. A laundry treating apparatus provided with a plurality of treating apparatuses is disclosed in Related Art Document KR 10-2008-0021921 A1. The laundry treating apparatus disclosed in this related art document includes a first treating apparatus and a second treating apparatus. Each of the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus disclosed in the above related art document is configured such that a drum is provided in a cabinet to perform laundry treatment courses. Each of the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus is provided with a control panel. The control panel may be provided with an output part configured to output a screen. Accordingly, the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus disclosed in the above related art document may provide different types of information through the output parts respectively included therein. However, in the case in which the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus perform treatment courses independent of each other, if the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus output information through the respective output parts thereof, a user may have inconvenience of having to check the information output from the plurality of output parts. Further, because the output parts are separately provided in the respective treating apparatuses, the number of manufacturing procedures may increase, and design of the control panel may be complicated. In addition, even in the case of providing information about different treating apparatuses through any one output part, if a button for changing a treating apparatus that outputs information through one screen is provided, the structure and design of the control panel may become complicated. Further, convenience of use of the button, which is separately provided from the screen, may be degraded, and the user may have difficulty in identifying a use scheme of the corresponding button. Furthermore, in the case in which the first treating apparatus and/or the second treating apparatus is operated in any one of a plurality of modes, such as a washing mode for laundry washing and a drying mode for laundry drying, the user may have difficulty in determining selection of the modes and selection of the apparatuses and may be confused with the selection. Therefore, it is an important task in this technical field to provide a laundry treating apparatus that enables a user to conveniently select a plurality of treating apparatuses through one output part without using a separate button and to effectively select a plurality of modes that are available in one treating apparatus, thereby efficiently executing laundry