Combination drier and washer and aeration apparatus thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKyung-Seop Hong, Young-Hwan Park, Choon-Myun Chung
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Abstract
An aeration apparatus for a combination drier and washer is disclosed, which comprises an air circulation duct connected from one portion of a tub to the other portion for circulating air in the tub; and an aeration means provided in the middle of the air circulation duct for preventing exterior air being introduced to the tub in a drying process, and for aerating exterior air in the tub in an opened state when the drying process is finished. Therefore, in a drying process, a drying space is closed, and when the drying process is finished, exterior air is introduced in a drum, thereby improving a drying efficiency and preventing accidents.
Claims20
An aeration apparatus for a combination drier and washer comprising:
- an air circulation duct connected from one portion of a tub to the other portion for circulating air in the tub and provided with a heater for drying laundray;
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- an aeration means provided at the air circulation duct for preventing exterior air from being introduced in the tub in a drying process, and for aerating exterior air in the tub in an opened state when the drying process is finished.
An aeration apparatus for a combination drier and washer comprising;
- an air circulation duct provided to circulate and heat air in a tub and dry laundry, and connected from one portion of the tub to the other portion of the tub for circulating air in the tub;
- a condensing water supply tube connected at an upper portion of the air circulation duct for condensing water in circulated air;
- a condensing water stay container connected between the air circulation duct and the condensing water supply tube for making a constant amount of condensing water stay when condensing water is supplied in the air circulation duct;
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- an aeration tube connected to the condensing water stay container towards outside of the case for preventing exterior air being introduced in the tub by the condensing water in the condensing water stay container.
A combination drier and washer comprising;
- a tub located in a case for storing washing water therein;
- a drum located in the tub for washing and drying laundry;
- an air circulation duct connected from one portion of the tub to the other portion of the tub for circulating air in the drum;
- a blower provided on the air circulation duct;
- a heater provided in the air circulation duct for heating circulating air;
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- an aeration means provided at the air circulation duct for preventing exterior air from being introduced to the tub in a drying process, and for aerating exterior air in the tub in an opened state when the drying process is finished.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.