Laundry machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYoungjin DOH, Hong NAMGOONG, Jihong LEE, Hyunchul CHOI, Kyuhwan LEE, Taewan KIM
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Abstract
A laundry machine including a tub in which wash water is stored and/or a drum in which laundry is accommodated, the drum being rotatably provided, a duct configured to communicate with the tub and/or drum, a heater installed in the duct and heating only a predetermined space within the duct, a nozzle installed in the duct and serving to directly supply water to the heated predetermined space, and a blower installed in the duct and serving to blow air toward the predetermined space so as to supply the generated steam into the tub or drum.
Claims23
A laundry machine comprising:
- a tub to store wash water and/or a rotatable drum to accommodate laundry;
- a duct in communication with the tub and/or drum;
- a heater installed in the duct;
- at least one nozzle installed in the duct, the at least one nozzle to eject water towards the heater by ejection pressure thereof;
- and
- a blower installed in the duct, the blower to generate an air flow within the duct,
- wherein the at least one nozzle ejects water in approximately the same direction as the direction of air flow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.