Patent ID: 11859342
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A laundry dryer comprising:
a cabinet that defines an exterior of the laundry dryer;
a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive an object to be dried;
a duct part configured to guide air discharged from the drum and to supply the air to the drum;
a circulation fan configured to move the air along the duct part;
a heat exchanger disposed at the duct part and configured to perform heat exchange with the air guided along the duct part;
a compressor configured to compress refrigerant that is configured to exchange heat with the air guided along the duct part;
a steam part configured to generate steam and to supply the steam into the drum; and
a controller configured to control the drum, the circulation fan, the compressor, and the steam part,
wherein the controller is configured to:
while supplying the steam into the drum through the steam part, rotate the drum and stop rotation of the circulation fan,
increase an internal temperature of the drum by driving the compressor, and
based on a temperature of the compressor being increased to a preset drying temperature, operate the steam part to supply the steam into the drum.