Wall-mounted washing machine
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorSang Ki Han
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Abstract
A wall-mounted washing machine with a built-in drying device operable to generate hot air during drying processes. The washing machine includes a rear panel configured to be affixed to a wall surface and support the tub. The rear panel includes one or more vent holes that allow hot air existing in a space between the rear panel and the housing of the washing machine to be discharged outside. By promptly removing hot air from the vicinity of the housing, the internal temperature of the washing machine can be effectively controlled and various components in the washing machine can be protected from unintended heating by the hot air.
Claims8
A washing machine comprising:
- a rear panel configured to be affixed to a surface of a wall;
- a tub coupled to and supported by the rear panel and configured to contain washing water;
- a drum rotatably installed inside the tub and configured to accommodate washing items;
- a tub front panel coupled to a front of the tub;
- a housing coupled to the rear panel;
- and
- a drying device coupled to an upper outer surface of the tub and configured to dry the washing items,
- wherein at least one vent hole is disposed in the rear panel and penetrates the rear panel,
- wherein the at least one vent hole is configured to allow air in a space between the housing and the rear panel to be discharged out from the space,
- wherein the drying device comprises:
- a fan coupled to an upper portion of the tub and configured to propel air;
- a hot air supply duct coupled to the fan and configured to supply air into the tub;
- a drying heater disposed inside the hot air supply duct and configured to heat inside of the hot air supply duct;
- and
- a hot air discharge duct coupled to the tub and configured to guide air passing through the tub toward the fan,
- wherein a condensing water introduction port configured to introduce condensing water is disposed on one side of the hot air discharge duct, and
- wherein air passing through the hot air discharge duct is dehumidified by condensing water introduced through the condensing water introduction port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.