Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jiyu Lee

Younghyun Kim

Seulgi Lee

Bongjin Ko

Hyounyoung Lee

Heejin Kang

Seungil Lim

Hyeongcheol Kim

Eunsuk Bang

Minji Kang

A washing machine with drying function includes a cabinet including a laundry insertion hole on a front surface; a tub inside the cabinet and having a rear opening and a front opening; a drum inside the tub; and a heated air supplying device including a heat exchange duct above the tub, and including an evaporator and a condenser, a rear duct behind the tub, an inlet duct between the rear duct and a first side of the heat exchange duct, a supply duct on a second side of the heat exchange duct, a blower fan in front of the tub to generate an airflow from the rear opening, through the rear duct, through the inlet duct, through the heat exchange duct, through the supply duct, and to the front opening, and a dehumidifier inside the rear duct and configured to remove moisture contained in the airflow passing through the rear duct.

Washing machine with drying function

A washing machine with drying function includes a cabinet having a laundry insertion hole; a tub having a front opening, and a back opening; a drum; and a heated air supplying device above the tub that includes an evaporator, a condenser, a heater, a heat exchange duct, an inlet, a supply duct, and a blower fan. Air from the back opening of the tub is introduced into the inlet duct and is guided by the inlet duct and received by the heat exchange duct and then passes through the heat exchange duct in a lateral direction of the tub. The air passed through the heat exchange duct is received by the supply duct and discharged by the supply duct toward a front side of the tub. The blower fan forms causes the air discharged from the supply duct to be supplied to the tub.

A washing machine with drying function may include a cabinet with a laundry insertion hole; a tub having a front opening and a back opening; a drum inside the tub, the laundry insertion hole, front opening, and drum being positioned so that laundry is insertable through the laundry insertion hole; a heated air supplying device with a heat exchange part above the tub, a front and back duct, and a blower fan to form an airflow, via the back and front duct, from the back opening to the heat exchange part, and then to the front opening; a lint filter in the back duct; a sensor to detect lint in the lint filter and produce a corresponding signal; a washing device to spray washing water toward the lint filter; and a processor to control the washing device to spray the washing water based on the signal produced by the sensor.

A washing machine includes a tub for accommodating a drum; a water supplier configured to supply water to the tub; a turbidity sensor configured to detect turbidity of water in the tub; a circulation bubble device configured to perform a circulation operation of circulating water in the tub and resupplying it to the tub or a bubble supply operation of generating bubbles and supplying them to the tub; and a controller configured to perform a first rinsing cycle when the turbidity of the water in the tub is higher than a first reference value, and control the water supplier so that water containing a softener is supplied to the tub and perform a second rinsing cycle by controlling the circulation bubble device to alternately perform the circulation operation and the bubble supply operation when the turbidity of the water in the tub is lower than the first reference value.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Jiyu Lee