Washing machine with dryer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYounghyun Kim
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Abstract
A washing machine with a dryer is disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet wherein a laundry inlet is provided on a front surface thereof, a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and including a front opening and a rear opening connected with the laundry inlet, a drum configured to rotate inside the tub, a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve so as to heat air provided to an inside of the drum, a steam generator configured to spray water to the condenser and generate steam by heat generated from the condenser, and a blast fan arranged on a steam supply flow channel continued from the condenser to the drum, and configured to transfer the steam generated at the steam generator to the inside of the drum.
Claims20
A washing machine with a dryer comprising:
- a cabinet wherein a laundry inlet is provided on a front surface thereof;
- a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and including a front opening and a rear opening connected with the laundry inlet;
- a drum configured to rotate inside the tub;
- a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve so as to heat air provided to an inside of the drum;
- a steam generator configured to spray water to the condenser and generate steam by heat generated from the condenser;
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- a blast fan provided on a steam supply flow channel continued from the condenser to the drum, and configured to transfer the steam generated at the steam generator to the inside of the drum.
A washing machine with a dryer comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and wherein a front opening and a rear opening connected with a laundry inlet of the cabinet are provided;
- a drum configured to rotate inside the tub;
- a heat pump configured to heat air provided to an inside of the drum;
- a steam generator that comprises a plurality of spray holes spraying water to some parts of the heat pump, and configured to generate steam by heat generated from some parts of the heat pump;
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- a blast fan configured to transfer the steam generated at the steam generator to the inside of the drum,
- wherein some parts of the heat pump comprise a plurality of heat radiation plates arranged at a specific interval along a longitudinal direction, and
- wherein each of the plurality of spray holes is arranged between two adjacent heat radiation plates among the plurality of heat radiation plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.