US 12,435,456 B2
Washing machine with drying function
Younghyun Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Heejin Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Bongjin Ko, Suwon-si (KR); Seulgi Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Jiyu Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Hyounyoung Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Seungil Lim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/134,732.
Application 18/134,732 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2023/000962, filed on Jan. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0011007 (KR), filed on Jan. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0295853 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 25/00 (2013.01) [D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01); D06F 58/24 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine with drying function, comprising:
a cabinet including a laundry insertion hole provided on a front surface of the cabinet;
a tub disposed inside the cabinet and provided with a rear opening and a front opening;
a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, wherein the laundry insertion hole, the front opening, and the drum are positioned so that laundry is insertable through the laundry insertion hole and then through the front opening to be received in the drum; and
a heated air supplying device including:
a heat exchange duct disposed above the tub, and including an evaporator and a condenser,
a rear duct disposed behind the tub,
an inlet duct disposed between the rear duct and a first side of the heat exchange duct,
a supply duct disposed on a second side of the heat exchange duct,
a blower fan disposed in front of the tub and configured to generate an airflow that flows from the rear opening, then through the rear duct, then through the inlet duct, then through the heat exchange duct, then through the supply duct, and then to the front opening, and
a dehumidifier disposed inside the rear duct and configured to remove moisture contained in the airflow passing through the rear duct.