Patent ID: 7757521

Claim:
A washing and drying machine comprising: a tub provided in a cabinet in a supported manner; a drum rotatably provided inside said tub; and a drying duct, having a drying heater and a blowing fan mounted therein, said drying duct supplying hot air into said drum, said drying duct including at least two outlet ends to discharge the hot air into said drum, wherein said drying duct includes a single inlet end connected to the circumferential surface of the tub to introduce air from the drum into the drying duct, the single inlet end being positioned substantially at a center of the circumferential surface of the tub, and wherein said at least two outlet ends diverge in an axial direction of said tub from said inlet end to the front and the rear of said inlet end, and are connected to the front and rear sides of said tub, respectively.