Patent ID: 7765716

Claim:
A dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct, comprising: a support panel having a through-hole; an intake duct disposed on a first surface of the support panel; a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, the drum supported on a second surface of the support panel, the second surface being opposed to the first surface; a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum; and an extended part provided on the intake duct and configured to cause the heated air to be supplied into the drum after surmounting the extended part, wherein the intake duct includes a suction hole into which the air is introduced, a supply hole formed on an end of the intake duct and communicating with the through-hole, and a bent part formed by bending said end of the intake duct toward the through-hole, the extended part comprises a partition, the partition provided on the bent part so as to protrude into the intake duct, the supply hole includes first holes formed in a first region which does not overlap the extended part as viewed facing the first surface, and second holes formed in a second region that overlaps the extended part as viewed facing the first surface, the size of the second holes being different from the size of the first holes, and the intake duct defines a space between the second holes and a surface of the extended part.