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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Seung Gee Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Woo Jin Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Man Joo, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Hwan Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Gee Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Woo Jin Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Man Joo, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Hwan Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A drying duct and a household appliance having the same. The household appliance includes a main body, a drying space placed in the main body and including an air suction hole and an air drain hole, a drying duct including at least one inside-air suction hole communicating with the air drain hole, an inside-air discharge hole communicating with the air suction hole, and an outside-air suction hole and an outside-air discharge hole communicating with the outside of the drying space, and at least one dehumidifying agent placed in the drying duct. The drying duct includes an inside-air suction path into which air inside of the drying space is suctioned, an outside-air suction path into which air outside of the drying space is suctioned, and an inside/outside air movement path communicating with the inside-air suction path and the outside-air suction path.