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Clothing treatment apparatus

US12152334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2021
Grant dateNov 26, 2024
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F25/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A clothing treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having an inlet; a door provided in the cabinet to open and close the inlet; a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet, and having an elongated cylindrical shape; a tubular extension part extending from the inlet of the cabinet toward the drum; a first duct provided outside the drum; an induction heater which includes a coil, is provided inside the first duct, and heats the drum; a first fan supplying outside air to the inside of the first duct; and a second duct having an inlet connected to the first duct, extending from the first duct along a radially inward direction of the drum, and having an outlet connected to an outer circumferential surface of the extension part. The outlet of the second duct may have a smaller area than the area of the inlet.

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