Laundry processing apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMan Seok Lee, Myoung Jong Kim
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Abstract
A laundry processing apparatus includes a wall defining a condensed water collecting space configured to collect condensed water. The wall has an opening hole that is open to communicate with an inside of a cabinet of the laundry processing apparatus and that is configured to open and close by an opening and closing unit. Therefore, when the laundry processing apparatus is not operated, the condensed water remaining in the condensed water collecting space is quickly removed by air inside the cabinet, and during drying operation or drainage operation, the opening hole is closed by the opening and closing unit, pressure leakage is prevented for a space where air flows or a space where the condensed water is pumped.
Claims20
A laundry processing apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drum disposed in the cabinet;
- a wall that is disposed inside the cabinet and defines a circulation flow path in the cabinet, the circulation flow path being configured to guide air discharged from the drum;
- an evaporator and a condenser that are disposed in the circulation flow path to allow the air to pass through the evaporator and the condenser;
- and
- a condensed water collecting part configured to receive and collect condensed water carried along a bottom of the circulation flow path, the condensed water collecting part comprising a drainage pump assembly,
- wherein the wall further defines:
- a condensed water collecting space configured to guide and collect the condensed water, and
- an opening hole configured to communicate with an inside of the cabinet, and
- wherein the laundry processing apparatus further comprises an opening and closing member configured to open and close the opening hole defined at the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.