Washing machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry machine. The laundry machine includes a drum rotatably mounted in a cabinet, a hot air heater to heat air and supply hot air into the drum, a steam generator to supply steam into the drum, a water supply source to supply water to the steam generator, a pump to supply water in the water supply source to the steam generator, and a flow passage blocking prevention unit to prevent blocking of a flow passage connecting the pump and the steam generator.

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[0001] This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0128474 filed on December 5, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, and this application is equivalent to setting forth the entire content of the above application. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a laundry machine, and more particularly, to a steam clothes dryer having improved durability so as to operate normally even when the outside temperature is low. Background technique [0003] A clothes dryer is a typical electric appliance that dries washed clothes, mainly washed clothes, by using high-temperature air. Generally, a clothes dryer is configured with a drum, a driving source, a heating device, and a blower unit. The laundry is kept in the drum, and the driving source drives the drum. The heating unit will be heated by the air sucked into the drum. A blower unit draws air into the drum or expels air from the drum. [0004] Based on a...

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Problems solved by technology

Therefore, the conventional clothes dryer has the disadvantage that the user needs to iron the dried clothes to remove wrinkles.

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