Patent ID: 8656745
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washer/dryer, comprising: a first cabinet that defines a first space; a tub installed in the first space and configured to receive wash fluid therein; a drum rotatably installed in the tub; a second cabinet removably coupled to the first cabinet, wherein the second cabinet defines a second space; a main pump that pumps wash fluid collected at an inner bottom portion of the tub; a heat pump module installed in the second space and configured to supply hot air into the drum; a condensed fluid drain pump that pumps condensed fluid generated by the heat pump module; a backflow prevention connector installed in the first space, in fluid communication with the tub so as to prevent backflow of fluid being drained from the tub; an air brake passage having a first end thereof coupled to the backflow prevention connector and a second end thereof coupled to an upper portion of the tub; a drain hose that directs wash fluid pumped by the main pump to the backflow prevention connector for discharge from the washer/dryer; and a condensed fluid drain hose having a first end thereof coupled to the condensed fluid drain pump and a second end thereof coupled to the upper portion of the tub, wherein the condensed fluid drain hose directs condensed fluid pumped by the condensed fluid drain pump to an interior of the tub, and wherein the main pump drains the condensed fluid discharged into the tub by the condensed fluid drain hose together with wash fluid that has been discharged into the inner bottom portion of the tub for discharge from the washing machine.