WASHING MACHINE HAVING DRYING FUNCTION

WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/158084

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A washing machine (1) having a drying function may comprise: a main body (10) having a laundry inlet provided at the front; a tub (30) disposed inside the main body (10) so as to store water; a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub (30); a heat exchanger (70) which is disposed above the tub (30) and is for heating air supplied into the tub (30); an air blowing fan for forming a circulating flow path (50) that passes through the tub (30) and the heat exchanger (70); a filter case (52) which has a filter case (52) inlet provided at the rear so that air discharged from the tub (30) flows in and a filter case (52) outlet provided at the side so that air is supplied to the heat exchanger (70); and a filter module (100) which is disposed so that the filter module (100) can be accommodated inside the filter case (52) or withdrawn from the filter case (52). The filter module (100) may include: a filter mesh which faces the filter case (52) outlet in a state in which the filter module (100) is accommodated inside the filter case (52); and a cleaning brush (130) which sweeps the filter mesh to separate foreign substances caught in the filter mesh when the filter module (100) is withdrawn from the filter case (52).

WO/2006/126478	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LINT
WO/2013/161336	FILTRATION DEVICE FOR CLEANING MACHINE

LEE HYOUNYOUNG (KR)
KIM YOUNGHYUN (KR)
KANG HEEJIN (KR)
LEE SEULGI (KR)
LIM SEUNGIL (KR)

PCT/KR2022/020717

August 24, 2023

December 19, 2022

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

D06F39/10; B01D46/681; D06F25/00; D06F58/22; D06F58/26

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MUHANN PATENT & LAW FIRM (KR)

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