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Patent No.:

US 12312735 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2023

Washing machine with drying function

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Heejin Kang, Suwon-si, KR;

Bongjin Ko, Suwon-si, KR;

Younghyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Seulgi Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Jiyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Hyounyoung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Seungil Lim, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

STAAS & HALSEY LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason Y Ko

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/22 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/16 (2006.01); B01D 46/44 (2006.01); B01D 46/46 (2006.01); B01D 46/69 (2022.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 39/00 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 103/42 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/34 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/22 (2013.01); B01D 46/0086 (2013.01); B01D 46/16 (2013.01); B01D 46/442 (2013.01); B01D 46/46 (2013.01); B01D 46/69 (2022.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 39/00 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/34 (2020.02);
Abstract

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.

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