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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2005100072049', 'Application No. 05250385']

Patent US7644516 - Clothes drying machine - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA clothes drying machine having a temperature sensor that may be easily repaired or replaced. The clothes drying machine includes a housing forming an external appearance of the clothes drying machine, a drying tub rotatably mounted in the housing, a hot air introducing duct to introduce hot air into...http://www.google.com/patents/US7644516?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7644516 - Clothes drying machineAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7644516 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/077,155Publication dateJan 12, 2010Filing dateMar 11, 2005Priority dateApr 21, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE602005013844D1, EP1589144A2, EP1589144A3, EP1589144B1, US20050235519Publication number077155, 11077155, US 7644516 B2, US 7644516B2, US-B2-7644516, US7644516 B2, US7644516B2InventorsYoung Suk ChungOriginal AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (18), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (1), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetClothes drying machineUS 7644516 B2Abstract A clothes drying machine having a temperature sensor that may be easily repaired or replaced. The clothes drying machine includes a housing forming an external appearance of the clothes drying machine, a drying tub rotatably mounted in the housing, a hot air introducing duct to introduce hot air into the drying tub, a hot air discharging duct to discharge the hot air out of the drying tub, and a temperature sensor mounted at the front part of the hot air discharging duct to detect the temperature of the hot air passing through the hot air discharging duct. The temperature sensor is mounted at the front part of the hot air discharging duct so that an operator has easy access to the temperature sensor. Consequently, repair or replacement of the temperature sensor may be easily and conveniently performed.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-27624, filed on Apr. 21, 2004, Korean Patent Application No. 2004-27627, filed on Apr. 21, 2004, Korean Patent Application No. 2004-27628, filed on Apr. 21, 2004 and Korean Patent Application No. 2004-27629, filed on Apr. 21, 2004 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an aspect of the invention provides a clothes drying machine having a temperature sensor that may be easily repaired or replaced.
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