Patent ID: 9574804
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A47L,D06F,F25B

Claim:
1. A household appliance for washing and drying goods, comprising a processing chamber for receiving goods to be washed and dried; a main water inlet fluidly connected to the processing chamber; a water tank connected to the main water inlet and the processing chamber between the main water inlet and the processing chamber, such that the water tank is configured to receive and hold water from the main water inlet before the water reaches the processing chamber, and a heat pump having a warm side provided with a condenser and a cold side provided with an evaporator, wherein the condenser is adapted to heat water to be used in the processing chamber and the evaporator is adapted to cool a liquid in a heat reservoir for storing heat generated on the cold side of the heat pump during heating with the condenser, wherein the condenser is arranged in the water tank adapted to provide water into the processing chamber, and wherein the heat reservoir is thermally connected to the processing chamber, such that the heat reservoir is configured to cool air in the processing chamber.