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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Ig Geun Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Sangwook Hong, Changwon-si, KR;
Youngsuk Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyunseok Seo, Changwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 21/06 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 21/003 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 58/22 (2013.01); D06F 58/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven.