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US 2014/0150277 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.
Claims24
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 provide 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 introduced through the hot air inlet is condensed at an inner circumference of the condensing device;
- a duct to guide the hot air to the hot air inlet;
- a filter assembly to filter the hot air discharged through the hot air outlet to the duct;
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- a filter cleaning device to supply cleaning water to the filter assembly, wherein the filter cleaning device comprises:
- a water supply hose to supply wash water to the tub;
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- a branch hose that diverges from the water supply hose to supply cleaning water to the filter assembly.
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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 provide 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 introduced through the hot air inlet being condensed at an inner circumference of the condensing device;
- a duct to guide the hot air to the hot air inlet;
- a filter assembly to filter the hot air discharged from the hot air outlet to the duct;
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- a filter cleaning device to supply cleaning water to the filter assembly when wash water is supplied to the condensing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.