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US 2014/0150276 A1Published application
Laundry machine having a drying function
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsIg Geun KWON, Sangwook HONG, Youngsuk KIM, Hyunseok SEO
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven.
Claims22
A combo washer dryer, comprising:
- a tub to contain wash water, the tub having a hot air inlet and a hot air outlet;
- a drum rotatably provided in the tub;
- a heater and a fan to generate hot air;
- a duct to guide hot air to the hot air inlet;
- a filter assembly to filter air discharged through the hot air outlet and introduced into the duct;
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- a filter cleaning device to supply cleaning water to the filter assembly, wherein the filter assembly comprises:
- a filter housing provided between the hot air outlet and the duct;
- a filter provided at the filter housing to filter air;
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- a cleaning water dispersion device provided at the filter housing to disperse cleaning water over the filter.
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A combo washer dryer, comprising:
- a drum to receive objects to be dried;
- a heater and a fan to generate hot air;
- an condensing device to that provides a space to receive the drum, the condensing device comprising a hot air inlet and a hot air outlet, wherein an outer circumference of the condensing device heat exchanges with external air through natural convection, and air moving to the hot air inlet is condensed at an inner circumference of the condensing device;
- a duct to guide hot air to the hot air inlet;
- a filter assembly to filter air discharged from the hot air outlet and introduced into the duct;
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- a filter cleaning device to supply cleaning water to the filter assembly, wherein the filter assembly comprises:
- a filter housing provided between the hot air outlet and the duct;
- a filter provided at the filter housing to filter air;
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- a cleaning water dispersion device provided at the filter housing to disperse cleaning water supplied from the filter cleaning device over the filter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.