Laundry treating apparatus

A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet including an inlet;
• a tub disposed inside the cabinet, the tub being configured to hold water;
• a drum disposed inside the tub, the drum including a conductive material and being configured to rotate;
• a driver including a rotation shaft, the driver being disposed at a rear of the tub and being configured to rotate the drum;
• and
• an induction module coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the tub, the induction module being configured to generate a magnetic field for heating the drum,
• wherein the tub includes a mounting surface,
• wherein the induction module either is mounted on the mounting surface or overlaps with the mounting surface, and
• wherein the mounting surface either is a flat surface or has a radius of curvature that is greater than a radius of curvature of the tub.

A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet including an inlet;
• a tub disposed inside the cabinet, the tub being configured to hold water;
• a drum disposed inside the tub, the drum including a conductive material and being configured to rotate;
• a driver including a rotation shaft, the driver being disposed at a rear of the tub and being configured to rotate the drum;
• and
• an induction module coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the tub, the induction module being configured to generate a magnetic field for heating the drum,
• wherein the tub includes a mounting surface,
• wherein the induction module either is mounted on the mounting surface or overlaps with the mounting surface,
• wherein the mounting surface either is a flat surface or has a radius of curvature that is greater than a radius of curvature of the tub, and
• wherein a width of the induction module is greater than a width of the mounting surface, or an area of the induction module is greater than an area of the mounting surface.

A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet including an inlet;
• a cylindrical shaped tub disposed inside the cabinet, the cylindrical shaped tub being configured to hold water;
• a drum disposed inside the cylindrical shaped tub, the drum including a conductive material and being configured to rotate;
• and
• an induction module overlapping with a mounting surface of the cylindrical shaped tub, the induction module being configured to generate a magnetic field for heating the drum,
• wherein the mounting surface is a planarized portion of the cylindrical shaped tub or a recessed portion of the cylindrical shaped tub.