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US 9,869,051 B2Granted
Dryer for wall-mounted washing machine
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorSeong Bo Hong
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Abstract
A dryer for a wall-mounted washing machine is disclosed. The dryer provides a duct passage that is curved in multiple ways, and that has a heater and a fan. Therefore, the dryer may be installed in a wall-mounted washing machine having a relatively small or narrow accommodating space. The dryer may have a relatively high gas flow rate and/or flow velocity. That is, the dryer may implement a function for drying laundry.
Claims12
A wall-mounted washing machine having a dryer, comprising:
- a tub and/or drum;
- a duct body having a passage therein configured to guide gas from an inlet to an outlet, wherein the passage is curved laterally and vertically, and the outlet is directed toward the tub and/or drum;
- a heater at the inlet, configured to heat the gas;
- a fan at the inlet, outside the heater, configured to blow the gas toward the heater;
- a duct cover at an upper side of the duct body, and corresponding to a shape of the duct body;
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- a plurality of partitions on or in the passage, configured to maintain a flow velocity of the gas,
- wherein the duct cover comprises grooves at positions that correspond to the plurality of partitions, wherein the plurality of partitions are partially inside the grooves, wherein each of the plurality of partitions comprises an inclined portion disposed near the inlet, and wherein the inclined portions uniformly distribute at least one of gas and fluid to a plurality of passages formed by the plurality of partitions.
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