Clothes care apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

A clothes care apparatus includes a chamber, an upper fan, a lower fan, a first motor, a second motor, a filter, and a controller. The upper fan is positioned above the chamber and configured to move air in a down direction while the lower fan is positioned below the chamber and configured to move air in an up direction, The first motor is configured to rotate the upper fan and the second motor is configured to rotate the lower fan. The filter is configured to collect dust from the air within the chamber. The controller is configured to control the first motor and the second motor in a plurality of time sections. The plurality of time sections include a first time section for driving any one of the first motor and the second motor and a second time section for driving both the first motor and the second motor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clothes care apparatus comprising:
 a chamber;   an upper fan positioned above the chamber and configured to move air in a down direction of the chamber;   a lower fan positioned below the chamber and configured to move the air in an up direction of the chamber;   a first motor configured to rotate the upper fan;   a second motor configured to rotate the lower fan;   a filter configured to collect dust from the air within the chamber; and   a controller configured to control the first motor and the second motor in a plurality of time sections,   wherein the plurality of time sections include at least one first time section for driving any one of the first motor and the second motor and at least one second time section for driving both the first motor and the second motor.   
     
     
         2 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an inputter configured to receive information about an execution course from a user,   wherein, when the information about the execution course indicates a dust removal course, the controller is configured to control the first motor and the second motor in the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         3 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the first motor and the second motor such that the first time section and the second time section appear alternately in the plurality of time sections. 
     
     
         4 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 drive the first motor in the first time section,   drive both the first motor and the second motor in the second time section after the first time section, and   drive the first motor in a third section after the second time section.   
     
     
         5 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an upper heater configured to heat air moving by the upper fan; and   a lower heat exchanger configured to exchange air moving by the lower fan with heat,   wherein the controller drives at least one of the upper heater and the lower heat exchanger in a least one time section among the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         6 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage device configured to store driving information, wherein the driving information includes a first set of information indicating whether to drive the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections and a second set of information indicating an rpm of the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections,   wherein the controller is configured to:
 determine whether to drive the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections, based on the driving information, and 
 change the rpm of the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections; based on the driving information. 
   
     
     
         7 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 periodically turn on and off the first motor and the second motor during the first time section, and   periodically turn on and off the first motor or the second motor is during the second time section.   
     
     
         8 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to change an rpm of at least one of the first motor and the second motor when a time section changes. 
     
     
         9 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an outlet configured to guide the air that is moved in the down direction of the chamber by the upper fan; and   a hanger positioned in the inside of the chamber, wherein clothes are hung on the hanger,   wherein the hanger comprises a connection hole connected to the outlet, and an inner outlet, wherein the connection hole is configured to receive the air, and the inner outlet is configured to discharge the air to an internal surface of the clothes, and   wherein the outlet comprises an outer outlet is configured to discharge the air to an external surface of the clothes.   
     
     
         10 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, based on a type of clothes within the clothes care apparatus, the controller is configured to:
 determine whether to drive the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections, and   change an rpm of the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         11 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a communicator configured to receive information indicating the type of the clothes from an external communicator,
 wherein the controller is configured to determine the type of the clothes located in the inside of the chamber based on the information about the type of the clothes received from the external communicator.   
     
     
         12 . The clothes care apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a dust measuring sensor positioned within the chamber and configured to measure an amount of dust included in the air within the chamber,
 wherein the controller is configured to change an execution time of each of the plurality of time sections based on the amount of dust measured by the dust measuring sensor.   
     
     
         13 . A control method of a clothes care apparatus, the clothes care apparatus including a chamber, an upper fan positioned above the chamber, a lower fan positioned below the chamber, and a filter, the control method comprising:
 driving any one of a first motor and a second motor during at least one first time section among a plurality of time sections, the first motor rotating the upper fan to move air in a down direction of the chamber, the second motor rotating the lower fan to move the air in an up direction of the chamber; and   driving both the first motor and the second motor during at least one second time section among the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         14 . The control method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 receiving information about an execution course from a user; and   when the information about the execution course indicates a dust removal course, controlling the first motor and the second motor in the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         15 . The control method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 controlling the first motor and the second motor such that the first time section and the second time section appear alternately in the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         16 . The control method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 driving at least one of an upper heater for heating the air moved by the upper fan and a lower heat exchanger for exchanging heat of the air moving by the lower fan, in at least one time section among the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         17 . The control method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 determining whether to drive the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality, of time sections, based on driving information, and   changing an rpm of the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections, based on the driving information   wherein the driving information includes a first set of information indicating a driving state the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections and a second set of information indicating the rpm of the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         18 . The control method of  claim 13 , wherein based on a type of clothes within the chamber, further comprising:
 determining whether to drive the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality, of time sections, and   changing an rpm of the first motor and the second motor in each of the plurality of time sections.   
     
     
         19 . The control method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 measuring an amount of dust included in the air within the chamber by using a dust measuring sensor positioned within the chamber, and   changing an execution time of each of the plurality of time sections based on the amount of dust measured by the dust measuring sensor.   
     
     
         20 . A clothes care apparatus comprising:
 a chamber;   an upper fan positioned above the chamber and configured to move air in a down direction of the chamber;   a lower fan positioned below the chamber and configured to move the air in an up direction of the chamber;   a first motor configured to rotate the upper fan;   a second motor configured to rotate the lower fan;   a filter configured to collect dust from the air within the chamber; and   a controller configured to:
 drive the first motor to move the air in the down direction of the chamber during a first time section, 
 drive both the first motor and the second motor to move the air in the up and down directions of the chamber during a second time section, and 
 drive the first motor to move the air in the down direction of the chamber during a third time section.