Patent ID: 7992322
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct, comprising: a support panel having a through-hole; an intake duct having a supply hole configured to communicate with the through-hole, the intake duct disposed on a rear surface of the support panel; a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, the drum supported on the support panel; a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum; and a heat exchanging part provided on the intake duct, the heat exchanging part configured to transfer heat of the heated air into the drum, wherein the heat exchanging part comprises a ledge disposed at the supply hole and configured to protrude into the intake duct, the ledge defining a space between a front surface of the intake duct and the rear surface of the support panel, and the heat exchanging part further comprises a conduction hole formed in the support panel so as to correspond to the ledge.