Patent ID: 7448146
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B01D,B04C,D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing/drying machine comprising: a dry tub; an air circulating duct connected to the dry tub for forming a closed circuit together with the dry tub; an air blast fan for forcibly circulating air; a heater for heating the air; and a cyclone condensing apparatus, installed in the air circulating duct, including a casing, an air inlet and an air outlet connected to the air circulating duct, and a water condensing unit which condenses moisture contained in the air of the casing; wherein the water condensing unit is located at an upper surface of the casing for continuously introducing water into the casing during a drying operation, wherein an inlet of the air circulating duct is disposed at a front of the dry tub to receive air from the tub into the air circulating duct and an outlet of the air circulating duct is disposed at a rear of the dry tub to send air into the dry tub, wherein the air blast fan and the heater are disposed near the outlet so that heated air is forced into the dry tub from the outlet of the air circulating duct, and wherein the cyclone condensing apparatus is installed at a middle portion of the air circulating duct between the inlet and the outlet of the air circulating duct.