The clothes washing and drying machine comprises a washing machine, a drying machine, a chute structure, and a control circuit. The washing machine, the drying machine, and the chute structure are interconnected to form a composite prism structure. The control circuit controls the operation of the clothes washing, the drying machine, and the chute structure. The washing machine is in a superior position relative to the chute structure and the drying machine. The drying machine is in an inferior position relative to the chute structure and the washing machine. The chute structure is in an intermediate position relative to the washing machine and the drying machine. The chute structure forms a channel that allows clothes to fall from the washing machine to the drying machine when: a) the washing machine has completed its operating cycle; while simultaneously, b) the drying machine does not contain clothing.

Provided is a washing machine including a main body having a first inlet, a drum arranged inside the main body to accommodate laundry, and a door configured to open and close the first inlet, wherein the door includes a second inlet to allow laundry to be introduced into the drum while the first inlet closed, an auxiliary door configured to open and close the second inlet, and a restraining device configured to restrain the auxiliary door such that the auxiliary door remains locked onto the door, and the main body includes a pressing device arranged inside the main body and configured to press the restraining device such that the restraining device locks the auxiliary door and to release from the retraining device such that the restraining device unlocks the auxiliary door.

Disclosed are a washing machine capable of preventing the occurrence of an accident related to a child or pet becoming trapped inside a washing tub and a control method thereof. The washing machine according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a sound sensor configured to sense a sound measured at a washing tub, a controller configured to control a door and the washing tub according to a safe mode based on a sound sensed by the sound sensor, and a release signal sensor configured to sense a release signal to switch the door and the washing tub, controlled according to the safe mode by the controller, back to a normal mode.

An autonomous system for washing and drying household laundry includes a plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers each including a perforated drum disposed within a tub mated thereto at a drive end opposite an opening. A first air orifice is disposed through the tub. A detachable door includes a second air orifice configured to receive an air conduit such that air flows through the first and second air orifices during a drying cycle while the door seals the opening. A controller is configured to instruct a drive motor to spin the drum about a spin axis extending between the drive end and the opening. A driven carrier in operable communication with the controller slides along a raised rail disposed adjacent the plurality autonomous combination washer and dryers and retrieves, holds, and reseats a door in an opening of one of the plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers.

The present application relates to a door lock and a control circuit thereof. The door lock includes a switch means, a switch driving means capable of opening the switch means, and a driving slider. The driving slider is capable of driving the switch driving means. The driving slider is capable of being driven by a door hook. The switch driving means (that is, a swing lever) and a lock pin are capable of jointly controlling opening of the switch means. The switch driving means (that is, the swing lever) is driven by a mechanical structure (that is, the driving slider), and the lock pin can be driven by an electronic signal and a circuit structure (for example, a second current loop), thereby improving the sensitivity and reliability in disconnecting the power supply under abnormal working conditions.

A method of autonomously washing and drying at least one deformable article with a combination washer and dryer includes receiving, at a controller in communication with the combination washer and dryer, a request to begin a washing and drying cycle, instructing a pivot motor to rotate the combination washer and dryer upward such that an opening of the combination washer and dryer faces upward to receive the at least one deformable article therein; instructing the pivot motor to pivot the loaded combination washer and dryer to a washing and drying angle in a range of between about 0 degrees to 20 degrees from horizontal, and instructing, in response to a sensor output signal indicating the combination washer and dryer being pivoted to the washing and drying angle, an autonomous door loader disposed adjacent to and detached from the combination washer and dryer to seat a removable door in the opening.