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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Younghyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Heejin Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Bongjin Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Seulgi Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jiyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyounyoung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungil Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
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.