Washing machine with drying function

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a washing machine with drying function. The washing machine with drying function comprises a heater duct having a heater and a blowing fan mounted therein. The heater duct communicates with a condensing duct. A connection duct communicates with the heater duct and a tub for guiding air having passed through the heater duct into the tub. According to the present invention, flow and heat loss of hot wind is minimized, and thus, the drying performance of the washing machine with drying function is improved.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a washing machine with drying function, and, more particularly, to a washing machine with drying function that is capable of directly supplying air, heated while passing through a heater duct, into a tub not through a gasket. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Generally, a laundry machine is a machine that removes contaminants from clothes or bedclothes (hereinafter, referred to as “the laundry”) with a detergent and water (hereinafter, referred to as “wash water”). The laundry machine may be generally classified into a washing machine that only washes the laundry, a drying machine that only dries the laundry, and a washing machine with drying function that washes and dries the laundry. [0005]FIG. 1 is a side sectional view, cutaway in part, illustrating the inner structure of a conventional washing machine with drying function. [0006] As shown in FIG. 1, the conventiona...

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Benefits of technology

[0031] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a washing machine with drying function that is capable of minimizing flow and heat loss of hot wind, whereby the drying performance of the washing machine with drying function is improved.

[0032] It is another object of the present invention to prevent a gasket of the washing machine with drying function from being damaged, whereby the service life of the gasket is prevented from being shortened.

Problems solved by technology

Consequently, the structure of the gasket 16 is complicated.

Also, the hot wind passes through the gasket 16, strikes the door glass 4b of the door 4, and is then blown toward the laundry m. Consequently, the hot wind introduction channel is complicated, and therefore, flow and heat loss of the hot wind is large.

Also, the gasket 16 may be damaged due to the hot wind.

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