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US 2010/0146812 A1Published application
Dryer and method of removing foreign substance in dryer
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeung Phyo AHN, Jeong Yun Kim, Sang Ik Lee
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Abstract
Provided is a dryer. In the dryer, foreign substances contained in circulation air passing through the inside of a drum is filtered by a filter unit, and the foreign substances attached to the filter unit are separated by air flowing in a direction opposite to a flow direction of the circulation air. The separated foreign substances are collected in a separate lint case.
Claims36
A dryer comprising:
- a cabinet defining an outer appearance;
- a drum inside the cabinet, the drum receiving a dry object;
- a drum cover in which a throwing hole through which the dry object is thrown is defined, the drum cover supporting a front surface of the drum;
- a base on which a driving motor generating a driving force for rotating the drum is seated, the base being disposed below the drum;
- a filter unit within the drum cover, the filter unit filtering foreign substances contained in moist air exhausted from the drum;
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- a fan assembly generating airflow in a direction opposite to a flow direction of the moist air generated during a drying process to separate the foreign substances attached to the filter unit.
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A dryer comprising:
- a cabinet defining an outer appearance;
- a drum inside the cabinet, the drum receiving a dry object;
- a drum cover in which a throwing hole through which the dry object is thrown is defined, the drum cover supporting a front surface of the drum;
- a base in which a passage along which moist air exhausted from the drum flows is disposed, the base being disposed below the drum;
- an air duct along which the moist air exhausted from the drum flows, the air duct extending downwardly from the drum cover;
- a filter unit inserted into the air duct, the filter unit filtering foreign substances contained in the moist air exhausted from the drum;
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- a lint case in which the foreign substances separated from the filter unit are collected, the lint case being detachably coupled to the cabinet.
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A method of removing foreign substances in a dryer having a drum and a filter unit through which moist air exhausted from the drum passes, the method comprising:
- flowing the moist air within the drum in a direction in which the moist air passes through the filter unit;
- filtering the foreign substances contained in the moist air using the filter unit while the moist air flows;
- reverse-flowing air from the filter unit toward the drum;
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- separating the foreign substances attached to the filter unit using the reversely flowing air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.