MULTIFUNCTIONAL MACHINE FOR HANDLING LAUNDRY AND METHOD OF ITS CONTROL Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC D06F29/00 

FIELD: textile, paper.

SUBSTANCE: multifunctional machine for laundry includes a housing with a place to put the laundry in, and additional housing mounted on one side of the body. Additional housing has a volume and height, smaller than volume and height of the housing, it has space to put laundry in, formed in the additional housing, and a device for supplying air into the inner of the housing and the inner part of the additional housing. Air feeder contains a blower for air supply, heating device for heating air supplied by blower, inlet duct for directing air supplied to the space for laundry, and an additional inlet duct for directing air to the space for laundry of the for additional housing. According to the method of controlling multi-functional machine the user selects the operating mode, air is then supplied into the drum and a space for laundry. The air is supplied in the drum and in the space for laundry simultaneously or selectively. Additionally steam is supplied in the space for laundry before or during the air is supplied in the space for laundry in accordance with the operating mode selected by the user.

EFFECT: creation of multi-function machine for laundry, capable of handling a small amount of laundry without actuation of machines for washing, which has a large amount, providing an ease to use while saving energy.

31 cl, 8 dwg