Patent ID: 8499588
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet; a tub having a hot air inlet and a hot air outlet; a drying duct forming a flow passage between the hot air inlet and the hot air outlet; a drying heater provided in the drying duct for heating air flowing along the drying duct; a drum provided in the cabinet for accommodating cloth; a flow passage for supplying washing water to the tub; and a steam generator selectively generating steam or superheated steam to supply to the drum, wherein the steam generator includes; a steam chamber which forms a space for heating water to generate the steam, and a superheated steam chamber which forms a space for reheating the steam to generate the superheated steam, and wherein the steam chamber includes a steam heater and the superheated steam chamber includes a superheated steam heater for heating steam, wherein the washing machine further comprises a first pipe provided between the superheated steam chamber and the drum.