Patent ID: 8375597

Claim:
A dryer, comprising: a cabinet that forms an exterior thereof; a drum provided in the cabinet and configured to house a drying target; a base having a rotation motor that rotates the drum and a blowing fan that moves air in the drum; a drum cover coupled to the base, that supports the drum; a case configured to be mounted on the drum cover, the case having an air introduction hole into which sir discharged from the drum is introduced and an sir discharge hole that discharges air from which foreign materials are removed; and a filter device that is separately mounted on the case and filters the foreign materials in the air introduced through the air introduction hole, wherein the filter device includes a filter member in which a plurality of parts configured to be folded based on at least one curved part is provided, and a guide part that guides a folding operation of the filter member and extends along a movement direction of the filter member, and wherein the guide part includes: an insertion part into which the filter member is inserted; a guide groove that extends along a folding direction of the filter member from the insertion part; and at least one hooking groove that extends in a direction that intersects with the extending direction of the guide groove and fixes the filter member.