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US 11,111,623 B2Granted
Drying device and clothes treating apparatus including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYeon-Young Nam, Tim Rochford, Ji Hyeoung Lee
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Abstract
Provided are a drying device having an improved structure in which an object to be dried is prevented from being damaged during a drying operation, and a clothes treating apparatus including the same. The drying device may include a casing, a drying chamber positioned inside the casing, a first drying rack positioned inside the drying chamber, and a second drying rack positioned above the first drying rack.
Claims8
A drying device comprising:
- a casing;
- a drum rotatably installed inside the casing;
- a drying chamber integrally formed within the casing and positioned above the drum;
- a hinged door installed on a top surface of the casing to open or close the drying chamber
- a first drying rack positioned inside the drying chamber;
- a second drying rack positioned above the first drying rack;
- and
- a pair of guide rails configured to support the second drying rack, each of the pair of guide rails being positioned along an inner wall of the drying chamber,
- wherein the first drying rack comprises:
- a plurality of hollow members through which air flows to form a drying flow path inside the first drying rack, and
- a plurality of air flow holes provided in the hollow members such that the drying flow path inside the first drying rack communicates with the drying chamber through the plurality of air flow holes, and
- wherein the second drying rack comprises:
- a frame having a handle therein;
- and
- a mesh body coupled to the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.