Dryer and foreign material removing apparatus thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeung-Phyo Ahn, Jeong-Yun Kim, Sang-Ik Lee
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Abstract
The embodiment proposes a foreign material removing apparatus for a dryer. The foreign material removing apparatus for a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a case including an air introduction hole into which air discharged from a drum is introduced, an air discharge hole, and a foreign material discharge hole; a filtering unit that is provided in the case and includes a filter; and a cleaning unit that moves relatively to the filter and has one or more cleaning devices for removing the foreign materials accumulated in the filter.
Claims20
A foreign material removing apparatus for a dryer, comprising:
- a case including an air introduction hole into which air discharged from a drum is introduced, an air discharge hole, and a foreign material discharge hole;
- a filtering unit that is provided in the case and includes a filter;
- and
- a cleaning unit that moves relatively to the filter and has one or more cleaning devices for removing the foreign materials accumulated in the filter.
A dryer, comprising:
- a cabinet forming an exterior;
- a drum that is provided in the cabinet and houses a drying target;
- and
- a foreign material removing apparatus filtering foreign materials from air discharged from the drum,
- wherein the foreign material removing apparatus includes,
- a case including an air passage;
- a filtering unit having a filter disposed on the air passage;
- and
- a cleaning device that is movably provided in the case and removes the foreign materials of the filter.
A dryer, comprising:
- a cabinet forming an exterior;
- a drum that is provided in the cabinet and houses a drying target;
- and
- a foreign material removing apparatus filtering foreign materials from air discharged from the drum,
- wherein the foreign material removing apparatus includes,
- a case including an air passage;
- a filtering unit having a filter disposed on the air passage;
- a cleaning device for removing the foreign materials of the filter;
- and
- a foreign material case containing the foreign materials from the filter,
- wherein the cleaning device is in contact with the filter and the foreign materials of the filter are separated from the filter by friction generated due to relative movement of the cleaning device and the filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.