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US 8,800,165 B2Granted
Laundry machine having a drying function
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsIg Geun Kwon, Sangwook Hong, Youngsuk Kim, Hyunseok Seo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven.
Claims32
A laundry machine having a drying function, the laundry machine comprising:
- a tub to hold water therein during a washing cycle, the tub having an inlet located at a front side of the tub and an outlet located at an upper side of the tub and extended upward from the upper side of the tub to allow in and discharge the hot air, respectively;
- a drum rotatably disposed in the tub;
- a duct connected to the inlet and the outlet in fluid communication to provide a passage for the hot air to flow to the tub;
- a heater provided in the duct to generate hot air;
- a fan located between the outlet and the duct;
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- a filter to filter the hot air, the filter exposed inside the tub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.