Patent ID: 7162812

Claim:
Clothes drying machine, or combined clothes washing and drying machine, comprising a drum ( 1 ) holding the clothes to be dried, a conduit ( 2 , 10 ) adapted to convey a flow of drying air into said drum and out thereof, a fan ( 5 ) adapted to blow a first flow of drying air through said conduit, a heating element ( 4 ) adapted to heat up the air in said conduit at a location upstream of said drum, a motor ( 7 ) adapted to selectively drive said drum rotatably, a means ( 9 ) for producing atomizing moisture, said means being adapted to release a flow of said atomized moisture into said conduit according to selected times and modes, a condenser ( 11 ) through which said flow of drying air is caused to circulate, said moisture atomizing means ( 9 ) at least partially using condensation water produced by said condenser, a pan ( 17 ) adapted to collect the condensation water produced by said condenser, and a primary reservoir ( 14 ) adapted to be supplied via an appropriate conduit ( 15 ) with the water coming from said pan and to deliver this water to said moisture atomizing means ( 9 ), said conduit ( 15 ) being provided with a selectively operable pump ( 16 ) located between said pan and said primary reservoir.