Patent ID: 7886563

Claim:
A washer-dryer apparatus comprising: an outer casing ( 101 ); a water tank ( 104 ) provided in the outer casing; a water feeding channel for feeding water into the water tank ( 104 ); a washing and dewatering tub ( 105 ) that is rotatably placed in the water tank ( 104 ) and that accommodates a wash; a blower ( 131 ) that has an inlet ( 162 ) for sucking air from the water tank ( 104 ) and that blows into the washing and dewatering tub ( 105 ) the air sucked through the inlet ( 162 ); a filter ( 160 ) that is positioned so as to face the washing and dewatering tub ( 105 ) and that covers the inlet ( 162 ); a heater unit ( 132 ) for heating air that is sucked from the inlet ( 162 ) and that flows toward inside of the washing and dewatering tub ( 105 ); and a cleaning device ( 300 ) that is mounted on a mount surface ( 151 ) comprising a part of a water tank-side surface of the washing and dewatering tub ( 105 ) and that makes a track across the filter ( 160 ) when the washing and dewatering tub ( 105 ) rotates, the cleaning device ( 300 ), comprising: a cleaning part ( 302 ); a main body ( 301 ) that is provided with the cleaning part ( 302 ) and positioned such that at least part thereof is soaked in water supplied into the water tank ( 104 ), wherein the main body ( 301 ) brings the cleaning part ( 302 ) into contact with the filter ( 160 ) by pivoting in an opening direction relative to the mount surface ( 151 ) until a pivoting angle of the main body ( 301 ) becomes a first angle, while the main body ( 391 ) breaks the contact between the cleaning part ( 302 ) and the filter ( 160 ) by pivoting in a closing direction and bringing the cleaning part ( 302 ) closer to the mount surface ( 151 ); and a bias part ( 303 ) for biasing the main body toward the closing direction.