A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a processing chamber located inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, a door configured to open and close the processing chamber, a machine compartment provided inside the cabinet and located in a lower portion of the processing chamber, a base module located in the machine compartment and configured to exchange heat with air of the processing chamber, a control board located in a control board installation portion provided in a bottom portion of the machine compartment and configured to control a configuration of the laundry treatment apparatus, and a fan disposed at a vertically overlapping position with respect to the control board and configured to discharge sucked air in a direction away from the control board.

A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a processing chamber located inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, a door configured to open and close the processing chamber, a machine compartment provided inside the cabinet and located in a lower portion of the processing chamber, a base module located in the machine compartment and configured to exchange heat with air of the processing chamber, a control board located in a control board installation portion provided in a bottom portion of the machine compartment and configured to control a configuration of the laundry treatment apparatus, and a fan disposed at a vertically overlapping position with respect to the control board and configured to discharge sucked air in a direction away from the control board.

A method for controlling a cleaner, a control device for a cleaner, and a cleaner are provided. The method for controlling the cleaner includes the following operations. A working request of the first apparatus is acquired. A working state of the second apparatus is acquired. It is determined that the working state of the second apparatus and the working request of the first apparatus meet a preset interference condition, at least part of a first functional component corresponding to the working request of the first apparatus is controlled to be in a deactivated state, and/or at least part of a second functional component corresponding to the working state of the second apparatus is controlled to be in a deactivated state.

A method for controlling a cleaner, a control device for a cleaner, and a cleaner are provided. The method for controlling the cleaner includes the following operations. A working request of the first apparatus is acquired. A working state of the second apparatus is acquired. It is determined that the working state of the second apparatus and the working request of the first apparatus meet a preset interference condition, at least part of a first functional component corresponding to the working request of the first apparatus is controlled to be in a deactivated state, and/or at least part of a second functional component corresponding to the working state of the second apparatus is controlled to be in a deactivated state.

A washing machine appliance is provided including a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, and an agitation assembly rotatably mounted within the wash basket. The agitation assembly includes an agitator element comprising a central column defining an axial direction and a radial direction, a dispensing cup positioned in the central column for receiving a wash additive, an intake port positioned on the agitator element, the intake port being spaced apart from the central column along the radial direction, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the intake port, the fluid conduit defining a discharge port proximate the dispensing cup.

A washing machine appliance is provided including a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, and an agitation assembly rotatably mounted within the wash basket. The agitation assembly includes an agitator element comprising a central column defining an axial direction and a radial direction, a dispensing cup positioned in the central column for receiving a wash additive, an intake port positioned on the agitator element, the intake port being spaced apart from the central column along the radial direction, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the intake port, the fluid conduit defining a discharge port proximate the dispensing cup.

A method for controlling a laundry treatment includes performing, by the lower treatment device, a washing course including a water supply step, a washing (rinsing) step, and a dehydration step, and performing, by the upper treatment device, a drying course including a hot air supply step, a fan operation step, and a dryness sensing step. The lower treatment device performs the washing course by changing a configuration of at least one of an operation of the tub heater, an execution time of the washing course, and an operation of the lower driver according to a progress state of the drying course, thereby performing the washing course.