US 12,448,723 B2
Washing machine with dryer
Younghyun Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/533,002.
Application 18/533,002 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2023/018768, filed on Nov. 21, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0180980 (KR), filed on Dec. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0209562 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/203 (2013.01) [D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01); D06F 58/24 (2013.01); F26B 21/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine with a dryer comprising:
a cabinet wherein a laundry inlet is provided on a front surface thereof;
a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and including a front opening and a rear opening connected with the laundry inlet;
a drum configured to rotate inside the tub;
a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve so as to heat air provided to an inside of the drum;
a steam generator configured to spray water to the condenser and generate steam by heat generated from the condenser; and
a blast fan provided on a steam supply flow channel continued from the condenser to the drum, and configured to transfer the steam generated at the steam generator to the inside of the drum.