Washing and drying machine and clothes dryer
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroko Uhara, Shinya Takagi, Masahiro Nishiyama
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Abstract
A washing and drying machine includes a water tank, a rotary drum, an irradiating light source and control means. The rotary drum is rotatably supported in the water tank. The irradiating light source is for emitting a light beam including ultra-violet ray to the inside of the rotary drum. The control means controls the irradiating light source such that the light beam including the ultra-violet ray is emitted to the inside of the rotary drum after the end of the drying process.
Claims6
A drying method for a washing and drying machine that includes a water tank and a rotary drum rotatably supported in said water tank, the method comprising:
- drying an article in said rotary drum by providing heated air from an outside of said rotary drum into said rotary drum;
- cooling down, after said drying step, a temperature inside said rotary drum to at least 30° C. and at most 60° C.;
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- irradiating, under said temperature and after the drying step, a light beam including ultra-violet ray into said rotary drum to provide sun-dried fragrance to the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.