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US 8,490,438 B2Granted
Laundry treatment device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsNa Eun Kim, Cheol Soo Ko, Dong Soo Lee, Young Min Kim, Hea Kyung Yoo, Sung Ryong Kim
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Abstract
A laundry treatment device is provided which includes a first space for laundry treatment, a second space formed separate from the first space, and an air supply device provided in the second space, the air supply device supplying heated dry air to the first space.
Claims13
A laundry treatment device, comprising:
- a first cabinet configured for laundry treatment therein;
- a tub provided in the first cabinet;
- a second cabinet formed integrally with the first cabinet, the second cabinet provided under the first cabinet;
- a heated-dry-air supply device comprising a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve, the heated-dry-air supply device provided in the second cabinet and supplying heated dry air to the first cabinet;
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- a circulation duct connecting the heated-dry-air supply device with the tub, wherein the second cabinet further comprises a drawer in which the heated-dry-air supply device is provided, wherein the first and second cabinets are opened partially and communicates with each other to connect the heated-dry-air supply device to the circulation duct, and wherein a connection portion between the circulation duct and the heat pump is a flexible tube which is extendable and extractible when the drawer is pulled out from the second cabinet.
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