Patent ID: 7930838
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A laundry dryer comprising: a cabinet; a drum to hold laundry; a hot air heater to heat air that is supplied to the drum; a front supporter provided between the drum and the cabinet to support a front portion of the drum; a lint duct connected to the front supporter as a path through which air in the drum flows outside of the drum; a steam generator to generate steam that is supplied to the drum, wherein the steam generator includes a heater to heat water in the steam generator into steam; a water tank to hold water that is to be supplied to the steam generator, wherein the water tank is in fluid communication with a water supply hole to receive only water via the water supply hole and to hold the water to be supplied to the steam generator, wherein the water tank is in fluid communication with the steam generator and the water supply hole is positioned at the front supporter separately from the lint duct; a water supply hole cover adapted to selectively open and close the water supply hole, which is adjacent to a lint filter disposed at the lint duct, to prevent lint generated from laundry entering into the water tank when the air in the drum flows outside of the drum through the lint duct; a pump for supplying water from the water tank to the steam generator; a water supply hose connected to the steam generator to supply water via the pump to the steam generator; and a steam hose connected to the steam generator to supply the steam to the drum.