| US 7,506,458 B2 | ||
| Drying machine | ||
| Soon Jo Lee, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); and Hwan Joo Myung, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/393,670. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2005-0026934 (KR), filed on Mar. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0218976 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. F26B 11/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 34—601 [34/606] | 28 Claims |
| 12. A drying machine for drying laundry, the drying machine having a drum for receiving laundry, the drying machine comprising:
a base coupled to and in air flow communication with the drum, wherein the base is provided external to the drum so as to
form an external passage for water vapor exiting the drum;
a moisture sensor provided on a side of the external passage formed outside of the drum, wherein the moisture sensor senses
a moisture level of the water vapor passing through the external passage; and
a microcomputer that receives the sensed moisture level from the moisture sensor and controls a drying cycle of the drying
machine based on the sensed moisture level.
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