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US 2023/0144590 A1Published application
Laundry dryer
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYeeseok BAE, Hoon CHANG, Kyoungmin CHOI
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laundry dryer, and the laundry dryer comprises a steam part for supplying steam into a drum, and a water supply part for supplying water to the steam part, wherein the steam part includes: a steam generator; a steam nozzle for supplying steam into the drum; a steam pipe for connecting the steam generator and the steam nozzle; and an accumulator for separating condensate water from the steam flowing in the steam pipe, and thus prevents the condensate water from being generated in the steam pipe or the steam nozzle and falling into the drum.
Claims20
A laundry dryer comprising:
- a drum rotatably installed in a cabinet forming an appearance and accommodating a subject to be dried;
- a duct configured to re-supply air discharged from the drum to the drum;
- a circulation fan configured to provide a flow force to air moving along the duct;
- a heat exchanger provided on the duct and performing heat exchange with air circulated along the duct;
- a steamer configured to supply steam into the drum;
- and
- a water supplier comprising a water supply tube that supplies water to the steamer,
- wherein the steamer comprises:
- a steam generator configured to receive water from the water supplier and generate steam by heating the received water;
- a steam nozzle connected to the steam generator and supplying steam into the drum, the steam being introduced from the steam generator;
- a steam pipe connecting the steam generator and the steam nozzle, steam generated by the steam generator flowing through the steam pipe;
- and
- an accumulator installed on the steam pipe and separating condensed water from the steam flowing through the steam pipe.
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