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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyung Sub Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Min Hee Kang, Busan, KR;
Seok Geun Bae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Oh Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Geun Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hye Joon Seok, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A drum washing machine having an improved air circulation structure thereof. The drum washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub arranged within the cabinet, a drum rotatably arranged within the tub, a drying unit which heats and circulates air discharged from the tub so as to dry laundry within the drum, the drying unit including a drying duct equipped with a heater to heat air therein, a circulation passage provided such that air circulates between the tub and the inside of the drying duct, and a suction member which is coupled to one side of the drying duct and introduces air outside the tub onto the circulation passage, and a discharge member which is coupled to one side of the tub and discharges part of the air in the circulation passage to the outside of the cabinet.