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Title:
WASHING AND DRYING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010029439
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a washing and drying machine capable of reducing pressure loss even when a lint filter is installed in an air path from a water tub to a heat pump unit, fully supplying drying air from the heat pump unit through a circulation air path into a drum, and improving drying capability.

The washing and drying machine includes: a water tub 4 disposed inside a casing 2; a rotary tub 6 provided rotatably inside the water tub, for washing laundry; a drive unit 7 for rotating the rotary tub; a circulation air path 29 connected to an air supply port 32 and an exhaust port 34 formed on the water tub respectively; and a blowing fan 25 in which a heat pump unit 19 is disposed in the circulation air path below the water tube, for supplying hot air into the water tub through the circulation air path. The bend angle of an elbow tube 35 for converting the direction of the hot air, provided in the circulation air path between an exhaust duct 33 from the exhaust port of the water tub and the heat pump unit is formed to be obtuse angle, and the inner and outer diameters of a tube inner surface side in a bent part are formed into a curved surface.


Inventors:
HOTTA KOHEI
NISHIMURA TAKASHI
ENDO YUJI
Application Number:
JP2008194790A
Publication Date:
February 12, 2010
Filing Date:
July 29, 2008
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
TOSHIBA CONSUMER ELECT HOLDING
TOSHIBA HOME APPLIANCES CORP
International Classes:
D06F37/40; D06F25/00; D06F58/02; D06F58/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tamako Tsutada
Masato Tsuda
Tetsuji Nakamura
Katsuyuki Tomita
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