Patent ID: 9139947
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing and drying machine, comprising: an outer casing; a dewatering tub arranged in the outer casing; a drying unit which is arranged in an upper portion in the outer casing, and includes a heater and a blower fan accommodated in a blower box having an air intake port and an air exhaust port, the blower fan being driven to deliver air heated by the heater into the dewatering tub via the air exhaust port; an ion generator for generating ions having sterilizing and deodorizing actions into a first airflow path connecting an output of the ion generator with the dewatering tub via the air exhaust port, a second airflow path connecting the output of the ion generator with the space outside the washing and drying machine via a vent, or both the first and the second airflow paths, the ion generator being mounted to the blower box; and an air outlet tube connected to the vent and having an air outlet port to substantially horizontally face a space outside the washing and drying machine, wherein the vent is provided through the blower box and opened vertically toward the air outlet tube on a downstream side of the ion generator and on an upstream side of the heater, wherein the air outlet tube is mounted to a top plate of the outer casing in an axially turnable manner.