Patent ID: 8250886
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing-drying/drying machine comprising: a heater to heat air to hot air; a rotatable drum in which laundry is to be placed; a tub having an inlet and an outlet to allow the hot air to flow in and out, the tub having a water supply hole; a duct connected to the inlet and outlet of the tub to circulate the hot air from the outlet to the inlet; and a plate attached to an inner circumferential surface of the tub, wherein the water supply hole is positioned such that water flows between the plate and the inner circumferential surface of the tub and the plate is positioned such that the hot air is condensed by flowing between the plate and the drum, and wherein the plate includes a plurality of flow guides that protrude from a surface of the plate, at least one first flow guide declines from a front side of the plate toward the rear side of the plate at a first prescribed angle and at least one second flow guide declines from the rear side of the plate toward the front side of the plate at a second prescribed angle, and wherein the first and second flow guides are alternately arranged in a manner to form a water flow of a zigzag pattern.