Patent ID: 6904703

Claim:
A dry cleaning machine comprising: an outer tub functioning as a washing chamber and a drying chamber; a solvent circulating system for supplying solvent to the outer tub for washing while washing laundry and for retrieving the solvent; an air path connecting an air outlet and an air inlet of the outer tub for supplying a heated air to the outer tub and for retrieving the air from the outer tub; a refrigerator for compressing and liquefying a coolant; a solvent cooler placed outside of the outer tub equipped with a heat exchanger for cooling the solvent using the coolant; a drying cooler provided in the air path for cooling the air passing through the air path and for condensing the solvent included in the air using the coolant; a coolant circulating system including a switch for supplying the coolant liquefied in the refrigerator selectively either to the solvent cooler or the drying cooler.