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US 7,272,961 B2Granted
Washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorIn Cheol Jeong
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Abstract
A washing machine including a casing provided with an opening for introducing laundry into the washing machine; a tub supportably installed in the casing; a drum rotatably located in the tub; driving means for rotating the drum; and a door installed at the casing for opening and closing the opening of the casing, and provided with air suction ports for drawing external air into the drum. The washing machine dries a small quantity of the laundry without application of any additional drying pipe or heater.
Claims15
A washing machine comprising:
- a casing provided with an opening for putting laundry into the washing machine therethrough;
- a tub supportably installed in the casing;
- a drum rotatably located in the tub;
- driving means for rotating the drum;
- a door installed at the casing for opening and closing the opening of the casing, and provided with air suction ports for sucking external air into the drum therethrough;
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- means, for opening and closing the air suction ports, installed at the door such that the air suction ports are closed during a washing mode and opened during a spin-dry mode.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a casing provided with an opening for putting laundry into the washing machine therethrough;
- a tub supportably arranged in a horizontal direction in the casing;
- a drum rotatably arranged in a horizontal direction in the tub;
- driving means, for rotating the drum, installed at a rear surface of the tub;
- a door installed at the casing for opening and closing the opening of the casing, and provided with air suction ports for sucking external air into the drum therethrough;
- means, for opening and closing the air suction ports, installed at the door;
- and means, for heating air sucked into the washing machine, respectively installed at the air suction ports of the door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.