Clothes dryer
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1. A clothes dryer comprising:
- a body having a drying chamber for accommodating the clothes to be dried;
drying means for supplying heated air to said drying chamber to dry the clothes placed in said drying chamber;
a door attached to said body for closing and opening said drying chamber;
a container for holding an agent which can be vaporized by the heated air;
a hollow supporting member integral with said door for detachably supporting the container therein, said supporting member having an opening at an end thereof;
said supporting member having in its interior means for detachably holding said container including an engaging member, a pushing member resiliently urged toward said hollow supporting member opening and a holding member at the opening for limiting outward travel of the pushing member said container being detachable by releasing the engaging member from the force of said pushing member,at least one of said container and supporting member having an aperture through which part of the heated air supplied to said drying chamber flows to vaporize the agent in said container and for supplying the vaporized agent into said drying chamber.
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Abstract
A clothes dryer comprising a body having a drying chamber defined for accommodating clothes; a heater provided in the body; a heated air path for supplying dried air heated by the heater to the drying chamber to dry the clothes placed in the drying chamber; a door for closing and opening the drying chamber; a porous member impregnated with an agent; a supporting member provided on the door, detachably holding the porous member and provided with an aperture for supplying the agent held by the porous member into the drying chamber.
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1. A clothes dryer comprising:
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a body having a drying chamber for accommodating the clothes to be dried; drying means for supplying heated air to said drying chamber to dry the clothes placed in said drying chamber; a door attached to said body for closing and opening said drying chamber; a container for holding an agent which can be vaporized by the heated air; a hollow supporting member integral with said door for detachably supporting the container therein, said supporting member having an opening at an end thereof; said supporting member having in its interior means for detachably holding said container including an engaging member, a pushing member resiliently urged toward said hollow supporting member opening and a holding member at the opening for limiting outward travel of the pushing member said container being detachable by releasing the engaging member from the force of said pushing member, at least one of said container and supporting member having an aperture through which part of the heated air supplied to said drying chamber flows to vaporize the agent in said container and for supplying the vaporized agent into said drying chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A clothes dryer comprising:
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a body having a drying chamber defined for accommodating clothes; drying means for supplying heated air to said drying chamber to dry the clothes placed in said drying chamber; a door for closing and opening said drying chamber; a container holding an agent; a supporting member for supporting the container provided on said door, which can be detached, holding said container and for supplying said agent held by said container into said drying chamber; said door comprises a minor opening to the drying chamber from outside of the dryer and a minor door for opening and closing said minor opening, and said supporting member comprises a concave mounting portion attached to the inner surface of said door, mounting said container in said drying chamber for supplying the agent therein, and capable of taking said container out for replacement through said minor opening of the door when said minor door is opened.
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