Patent ID: 7814770

Claim:
A multi-functional laundry device comprising: a body forming an exterior of the laundry device; a partition dividing the body into upper and lower parts; a washing unit for washing the laundry provided in the body; a drying unit integrated with the washing unit as one body for after-washing treatment including smoothing out wrinkles, and drying and keeping the laundry, the drying unit being provided in the body; a single steam supplier for supplying steam to the laundry; a steam flow path connecting the steam supplier to an interior of the drying unit; a hot air supplier for supplying hot air to the laundry; a hot air flow path connecting the hot air supplier to the interior of the drying unit, the hot air flow path being separate from the steam flow path; a control unit provided at either of the washing unit and the drying unit for controlling the washing unit and the drying unit and controlling the steam supplier selectively to supply steam into the washing unit and drying unit according to selected courses; a first duct extending from the drying unit to a fan; a second duct extending from the fan and having a heater; a first path connecting the second duct to the drying unit; and a second path connecting the second duct to the washing unit, the first path being the hot air flow path connecting the hot air supplier to the interior of the drying unit, wherein the washing unit and drying unit are divided by the partition.