Patent ID: 8418509
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A laundry treating machine comprising: a cabinet including an accommodating space configured to receive laundry therein and a mechanism compartment that is partitioned from the accommodating space; a moisture supply device provided in the mechanism compartment and configured to supply moisture to the accommodating space; a water supply tank provided in the mechanism compartment and detachably coupled only to the moisture supply device for supplying water to the moisture supply device; a water discharge part provided in the mechanism compartment and configured to store water condensed from the moisture supplied by the moisture supply device or water remaining in the moisture supply device subsequent to a moisture supply operation; a circulation duct configured to draw-in air from the accommodating space and discharge the air back into the accommodating space; and a heat exchanging part provided in the circulation duct, wherein air circulating through the heat exchanging part is dehumidified or heated, wherein the water supply tank is detachable from the mechanism compartment and the moisture supply device for filling water to the water supply tank and discharging water remaining in the water supply tank.