Dryer apparatus and controlling method thereof

Abstract

The dryer apparatus according to the disclosure includes a drum configured to accommodate subjects to be dried, a dryness sensor configured to sense the humidity of the subjects to be dried, a hot wind supplying device configured to provide hot wind to the drum, and at least one processor configured to, based on a user input for a predetermined drying cycle being acquired, acquire a humidity value of the subjects to be dried through the dryness sensor, based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than a threshold value, perform a washing pre-processing cycle, and based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being greater than or equal to the threshold value, control the hot wind supplying device to perform the predetermined drying cycle, wherein the washing pre-processing cycle includes at least one of a cycle of rotating the drum, a cycle of providing moisture to the drum, or a cycle of providing hot wind to the drum based on threshold temperature information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dryer apparatus comprising:
 a drum configured to accommodate subjects to be dried;   a dryness sensor configured to sense a humidity of the subjects to be dried;   a hot wind supplying device configured to provide hot wind to the drum; and   at least one processor configured to:
 based on a user input for a predetermined drying cycle being acquired, acquire a humidity value of the subjects to be dried through the dryness sensor, 
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than a threshold value, perform a washing pre-processing cycle, and 
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being greater than or equal to the threshold value, control the hot wind supplying device to perform the predetermined drying cycle, 
   wherein the washing pre-processing cycle comprises at least one of a cycle of rotating the drum, a cycle of providing moisture to the drum, and a cycle of providing hot wind to the drum based on threshold temperature information.   
     
     
         2 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a driving motor configured to rotate the drum,   wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than the threshold value, control a driving cycle of the driving motor to perform the cycle of rotating the drum and a cycle of stopping the rotation of the drum. 
   
     
     
         3 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a liquid spray nozzle,   wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than the threshold value, control the liquid spray nozzle to provide moisture to the drum. 
   
     
     
         4 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a temperature sensor,   wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 acquire a temperature value inside the drum through the temperature sensor, and 
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than the threshold value, control the hot wind supplying device to provide hot wind to the drum based on the temperature value acquired through the temperature sensor and the threshold temperature information. 
   
     
     
         5 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the threshold temperature information comprises a threshold temperature range, and   the at least one processor is configured to:
 control a driving cycle of the hot wind supplying device such that the temperature value is within the threshold temperature range. 
   
     
     
         6 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the hot wind supplying device comprises:
 a first heater of a first capacity, and 
 a second heater of a second capacity, and 
   the at least one processor is configured to:
 perform the washing pre-processing cycle by using the first heater, and 
 perform the predetermined drying cycle by using the second heater. 
   
     
     
         7 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the predetermined drying cycle comprises:
 a first drying cycle performed based on first temperature information, 
 a second drying cycle performed based on second temperature information, and 
 a third drying cycle performed based on third temperature information, 
   a temperature value of the second temperature information is less than a temperature value of the first temperature information, and   a temperature value of the third temperature information is less than the temperature value of the first temperature information and is more than the temperature value of the second temperature information.   
     
     
         8 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the temperature value of the threshold temperature information is less than the temperature value of the third temperature information and is more than the temperature value of the second temperature information. 
     
     
         9 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the first drying cycle is a cycle for performing at least one of a drying function or a deodorizing function,   the second drying cycle is a cycle for performing at least one of a foreign substance removing function or a static electricity preventing function, and   the third drying cycle is a cycle for performing at least one of a remaining moisture removing function or a residual heat providing function.   
     
     
         10 . The dryer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined drying cycle is a cycle for performing a function related to a pet. 
     
     
         11 . A controlling method of a dryer apparatus comprising a drum configured to accommodate subjects to be dried, the method comprising:
 based on a user input for a predetermined drying cycle being acquired, acquiring a humidity value of the subjects to be dried;   based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than a threshold value, performing a washing pre-processing cycle; and   based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being greater than or equal to the threshold value, performing the predetermined drying cycle,   wherein the washing pre-processing cycle comprises:
 at least one of a cycle of rotating the drum, a cycle of providing moisture to the drum, or a cycle of providing hot wind to the drum based on threshold temperature information. 
   
     
     
         12 . The controlling method of  claim 11 , wherein the performing the washing pre-processing cycle comprises:
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than the threshold value, controlling a driving cycle of a driving motor included in the dryer apparatus to perform the cycle of rotating the drum and a cycle of stopping the rotation of the drum.   
     
     
         13 . The controlling method of  claim 11 , wherein the performing the washing pre-processing cycle comprises:
 based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than the threshold value, providing moisture to the drum.   
     
     
         14 . The controlling method of  claim 11 , wherein the performing the washing pre-processing cycle comprises:
 acquiring a temperature value inside the drum; and   based on the humidity value of the subjects to be dried being less than the threshold value, providing hot wind to the drum based on the temperature value and the threshold temperature information.   
     
     
         15 . The controlling method of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the threshold temperature information comprises a threshold temperature range, and   the performing the washing pre-processing cycle comprises:
 controlling a driving cycle of a hot wind supplying device of the dryer apparatus such that the temperature value is within the threshold temperature range.