Patent ID: 7380423

Claim:
A combination washer dryer, comprising: an outer drum; a rotatable cylindrical variable size inner drum arranged coaxially within the outer drum having a moveable wall disposed between a front end of the inner drum and a rear end of the inner drum such that an amount of clothes is holdable within a portion of the inner drum defined between the front end of the inner drum and the moveable wall, the moveable wall moveable from a first position ascertainable during a wash cycle of the combination washer dryer to a second position ascertainable during a heat dry cycle of the combination washer dryer, and wherein a range of motion of the moveable wall from the first position to the second position is effective to increase a size of the inner drum portion that holds the clothes; a water handling system adapted to intake water into the inner or outer drum and to remove water from the inner or outer drum; an air handling system adapted to intake air into the inner or outer drum and to remove air from the inner or outer drum; and a control system adapted to control the movement of the moveable wall.