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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2025
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Changwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Younghyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Zoohyeong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongwon Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwanwoo Baek, Suwon-si, KR;
Myungwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A clothes treating apparatus comprises a tub including a back forming a rear side of the tub, the back having a first region including a plurality of ribs, and a second region including a tub exhaust port and a recessed portion forming an exhaust path along which air discharged through the tub exhaust port is flowable, a drum inside the tub, the drum configured to be rotatable and accommodate laundry, a rotatable shaft configured to rotate the drum, a drying device to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub, heat the discharged air, and supply the heated air to the tub, a bearing housing coupled to the tub and configured to support the rotatable shaft, and a bracket including an exhaust port corresponding to the tub exhaust port, and a rigidity reinforcing portion coupled to the recessed portion to reinforce a strength of the recessed portion.