Patent ID: 8819956
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for drying clothes, comprising: a body including an inner space; a first dryer rotatably arranged in the inner space to dry a first load of laundry, the first load of laundry being tumbled while being dried in the first dryer; a main heater to heat external air flowing into the first dryer; a second dryer to dry a second load of laundry without tumbling; a heated air discharge path coupled to the first dryer, through which heated air discharged from the first dryer flows; an inlet, through which the heated air is introduced from the heated air discharge path into the second dryer; an outlet, through which the heated air used for drying the second load of laundry is discharged to the heated air discharge path; and a first auxiliary heater provided in the heated air discharge path to reheat the heated air flowing into the inlet, wherein the inlet protrudes upwardly from a top surface of the second dryer, and the outlet protrudes upwardly from a top surface of the second dryer; wherein the heated air discharge path has a first docking hole to allow for connection with the inlet and a second docking hole to allow for connection with the outlet; and wherein the apparatus for drying clothes further comprising: