Dryer
US10240277B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2103/40
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dryer including a cabinet with an entry hole formed on a front surface therefore; a door installed in the entry hole; a drum disposed within the cabinet and rotatable therein, the drum holding received laundry; an evaporator disposed within the cabinet to remove moisture from air circulating through the drum by condensing the moisture; a condensate housing disposed within the cabinet, condensate from the evaporator being collected in the condensate housing; a drawer space disposed under the entry hole and depressed backward from the front surface of the cabinet; a drawer disposed in the drawer space to move relative the cabinet in such a way as to be pulled out from the drawer space; and a condensate discharge container to store the condensate moved from the condensate housing, the condensate discharge container detachably held in the drawer, and exposed to a user when the drawer is pulled out.
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