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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A dryer comprises: a cabinet; a drum rotatable inside the cabinet; and a hot air supply device for supplying the inside of the drum with hot air. The drum includes: a rear plate to be arranged on the rear side of the drum, the rear plate including a hot air supply hole through which hot air flows toward the drum; and a hot air supply rod protruding along a direction toward the front of the drum and through which the hot air from the hot air supply hole flows toward the drum, the hot air supply rod includes: a humidity sensor to be arranged on the front of the hot air supply rod to measure the humidity of object to be dried; and a self-generation device to generate power as a magnet rotatable with the drum rotates, to supply power generated to the humidity sensor.