Washing machine having drying apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung Hee Lee, Wan Gi Park, Hyun Mook Kim, Amitoj Singh, Karma Bhutia, Kab Jin Jun, Ji Hoon Choi
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Abstract
A washing machine having a drying apparatus, which can perform a heated drying operation and shorten a drying time of laundry, is provided. The washing machine having a drying apparatus includes a top cover which is provided in an upper part of a body and has at least one air hole formed in a top surface thereof, a drying duct which is provided in the top cover to supply air heated by a heater provided thereinside to the air hole, and a rack member which is provided to be extractable from the body to hang laundry above the body.
Claims11
A washing machine having a drying apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- a top cover disposed on an upper part of a body;
- an opening disposed at the top cover to load laundry in the body;
- a plurality of air holes disposed around the opening;
- an air duct disposed along the air holes to supply air to the air holes;
- an air blast fan disposed at an end of the air duct;
- and
- a rack member which is configured to be extractable from the body to hang laundry above the body, the rack member comprising a first rack member coupled to the body and a second rack member coupled to the first rack member,
- wherein the second rack member has a portion extending along the plurality of the air holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.