Patent ID: 8733134

Claim:
An auxiliary laundry treating machine comprising: a machine body mounted at one side of a main laundry treating machine that washes or dries laundry; a container for receiving laundry, the container being configured to be inserted into and withdrawn from the machine body; an air supply unit mounted in the main laundry treating machine for supplying air into the container, the air supply unit comprising: a blowing fan for suctioning and blowing air in the main laundry treating machine; a heater for heating the air blown by the blowing fan; and a duct for guiding the air, suctioned by the blowing fan, to be discharged into the machine body, the duct being provided at an end thereof with a discharge port; a first inlet port in the machine body, through which the air supplied from the air supply unit is introduced into the machine body; a communication member for allowing the discharge port and the first inlet port to communicate with each other to prevent leakage of the air discharged through the discharge port; a cover for covering an open top of the container, the cover having a second inlet port formed at a position corresponding to the first inlet port; and a guide tube for allowing the first inlet port and the second inlet port to communicate with each other, the guide tube being made of a flexible material.