Washing machine and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A washing machine, comprising:
- a cabinet;
a tub provided in the cabinet to hold water therein, the tub having a heated-air inlet located at a front side of the tub and a heated-air outlet located in an upper side of the tub to allow inflow and exhaustion of hot air;
a drum rotatably provided in the tub;
a dry duct connected to the heated-air inlet and the heated-air outlet in fluid communication to provide a passage for the hot air to flow into the tub;
a heater provided in the dry duct to generate hot air;
a fan located between the heated-air outlet and the dry duct;
an air-cooled type condensation device that condenses moisture on at least a predetermined area of an inner circumferential surface of the tub by heat-exchanging external air drawn into the cabinet with at least a predetermined area of an outer circumferential surface of the tub; and
a first sensor that senses an amount of condensate generated in the tub.
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Abstract
A washing machine and a control method therefore are disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet (10); a tub (100) fixed to the cabinet (10); a drum (300) rotatably provided in the tub (100); a dry duct (20) which heats air exhausted from the tub (100) a predetermined temperature, to re-supply the heated air to the tub (100); condensation unit (170) which condenses moisture on at least a predetermined area of an inner circumferential surface of the tub (100) by heat-exchanging external air of the cabinet (10) with at least predetermined area of an outer circumferential surface of the tub (100); and sensing unit (410) which senses the amount of condensate generated in the tub (100). A washing machine and a control method thereof are disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub fixed to the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; a dry duct which heats air exhausted from the tub a predetermined temperature, to re-supply the heated air to the tub; condensation unit which condenses moisture on at least a predetermined area of an inner circumferential surface of the tub by heat-exchanging external air of the cabinet with at least predetermined area of an outer circumferential surface of the tub; and sensing unit which sense the amount of condensate generated in the tub.
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1. A washing machine, comprising:
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a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet to hold water therein, the tub having a heated-air inlet located at a front side of the tub and a heated-air outlet located in an upper side of the tub to allow inflow and exhaustion of hot air; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; a dry duct connected to the heated-air inlet and the heated-air outlet in fluid communication to provide a passage for the hot air to flow into the tub; a heater provided in the dry duct to generate hot air; a fan located between the heated-air outlet and the dry duct; an air-cooled type condensation device that condenses moisture on at least a predetermined area of an inner circumferential surface of the tub by heat-exchanging external air drawn into the cabinet with at least a predetermined area of an outer circumferential surface of the tub; and a first sensor that senses an amount of condensate generated in the tub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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