Clothes treating apparatus

Abstract

A clothes treating apparatus may include: a tub including a tub back forming a rear side of the tub, the tub back having: a first region including a plurality of reinforcing ribs, and a second region including a duct mounting portion; a drum inside the tub and configured to accommodate laundry; a rotatable shaft connected to the drum and configured to rotate the drum; a bearing housing coupled to the tub and supporting the rotatable shaft; an exhaust duct on the tub back and including a duct body mounted on the duct mounting portion, coupled to the bearing housing, and including a material having a strength that is higher than a strength of the tub; and a drying device configured to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub through the exhaust duct, heat the discharged air from which the moisture was removed, and supply the heated air back to the tub.