Washing/drying machine
Disclosed is the washing/drying machine including a fragrance supplying means for supplying fragrance, and a heat supplying means for supplying heat to promote evaporation of a fragrance source stored in the fragrance supplying means. The washing/drying machine uses heat supplied by the heat supplying means so as to promote evaporation of a fragrance source in the fragrance supplying means, thereby increasing efficiency in fragrance supply.
1. A washing/drying machine, comprising:
a casing;
a tub received inside the casing for receiving washing water/hot air therein;
a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub for receiving laundry;
a fragrance supplying means for supplying fragrance to inside of the tub or the drum; and
a heat supplying means for supplying heat to promote evaporation of a fragrance source stored in the fragrance supplying means,
wherein the fragrance supplying means comprising:
a cartridge for storing the fragrance source and having a fragrance emission hole for emitting fragrance of the stored fragrance source;
a cartridge dock at which the cartridge is mounted; and
an opening/closing means for selectively opening/closing the fragrance emission hole,
wherein the opening/closing means is a plate spring for opening the fragrance emission hole when the cartridge is mounted at the cartridge dock, the plate spring comprising:
a curved portion having one end thereof fixed to the cartridge and another end thereof free;
an end portion disposed at an end of the curved portion and contacting a protrusion formed in the cartridge dock; and
a stopper protruding from the curved portion and for opening the fragrance emission hole when the end portion contacts the protrusion.
2. The washing/drying machine of claim 1 , further comprising a fragrance supplying pipe for supplying fragrance to the inside of the tub or the drum, and wherein the heat supplying means is a heater.
3. The washing/drying machine of claim 1 , further comprising a fragrance supplying pipe for supplying fragrance to the inside of the tub or the drum, and wherein the heat supplying means is a steam pipe.
4. The washing/drying machine of claim 1 , wherein the heat supplying means is a hot blast duct.