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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Junhong Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Guangri Jin, Suwon-si, KR;
Woojin Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Eungryeol Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A clothes dryer including a cabinet including an inlet and a base; a drum inside the cabinet, a support frame including a front support frame supporting a front end portion of the drum, and having a laundry inlet, and a rear support frame supporting a rear end portion of the drum; a blow fan below the front support frame; and a guide portion behind the blow fan, and connected with the blow fan. The blow fan and the guide portion may be configured so that the blow fan is operable to move outside air to inside of the cabinet, and the guide portion guides a first portion of the outside air moved inside of the cabinet by the blow fan toward a gap between the drum and the front support frame to dry air leaking from between the drum and the front support frame.