Patent ID: 8381412

Claim:
A dryer, comprising: a cabinet that defines an outer appearance of the dryer; a drum inside the cabinet, the drum being configured to receive an object to be dried; a drum cover having a hole through which the object is received, the drum cover supporting a front surface of the drum; a base, on which a driving motor that generates a driving force to rotate the drum is seated, the base being disposed below the drum; a filter unit within the drum cover, that filters foreign substances contained in moist air exhausted from the drum; a fan assembly that generates airflow in a direction opposite to a flow direction of the moist air generated during a drying process to separate the foreign substances attached to the filter unit, the fan assembly comprising a fan disposed within the filter unit that generates the airflow and a fan motor that rotates the fan; a guide that receives the fan at a front side of the fan, the guide allowing the airflow generated by the fan to be exhausted in a predetermined direction; and a guide rotation part that rotates the guide.