Laundry apparatus
US11008694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F37/267
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A laundry apparatus is provided. The laundry apparatus may include a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet and defining an internal space, the tub having an opening formed in a front of the tub, a drum rotatably provided in the internal space of the tub and being made of a conductor, and an induction heater provided at an outer circumferential surface of the tub. The induction heater may heat the drum by generating an electromagnetic field and may include a coil that uses a supplied electric current to generate an eddy current in the drum by generating a magnetic field, and a coil arranging portion provided at the outer circumferential surface of the tub. The coil may be arranged on the coil arranging portion such that coils of the coil are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other while being wound from a front direction to a rear direction of the tub.
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