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US 7,681,420 B2Granted
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsIn Chul Jeong, Si Moon Jeon
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Abstract
A washing machine and a method of controlling the same are provided. The washing machine includes an exhaust port, a filter, and a nozzle. Humid air in a tub is exhausted through the exhaust port to the outside. The filter filters is provided to the exhaust port to filter lint. The nozzle sprays air to the filter. The lint filtered by the filter is automatically removed, so that use convenience safety is enhanced and dry efficiency of the washing machine is improved.
Claims10
A washing machine comprising:
- a main body;
- a tub for storing washing water in an inside of the main body;
- a drum received in the tub and rotating a ventilation fan for supplying dry air to the tub;
- a ventilation duct for connecting the ventilation fan with the tub;
- an exhaust unit for providing a pipe through which the dry air containing humidity of an inside of the tub is exhausted from the tub;
- a filter provided to the exhaust unit, for filtering lint;
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- a nozzle for spraying air to the filter to remove collected lint from the filter,
- wherein the nozzle comprises an inlet end connected with a portion of an air flow-path of the ventilation duct between the tub and the ventilation fan, and wherein the lint removed from the filter is accommodated in the inside of the tub and exhausted to an outside of the tub when water is drained from the tub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.