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Granted Patent B2
US 12,371,846 · App. 18/117,571 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Washing machine with drying function

Inventors: Hyounyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Heejin Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Bongjin Ko (Suwon-si, KR); Younghyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seulgi Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
D06F58/206D06F25/00D06F37/42D06F39/12D06F58/04
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Patent No.
US 12,371,846
App. No.
18/117,571
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A washing machine including a main body; a tub disposed inside the main body; a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub; a drying device including a compressor so that the drying device is configured to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub, heat the air from which the moisture was removed, and supply the heated air to the tub; and a support device disposed between the tub and the drying device. The support device may include a first support member longitudinally extending along a front and back direction of the main body, and a second support member longitudinally extending along a left and right direction of the main body, wherein at least one of the first support member and the second support member passes below the compressor, so that the first support member and the second support member are thereby configured to support the drying device above the tub.

Claims (34)

1. A washing machine, comprising:

a main body;

a tub disposed inside the main body;

a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub;

a drying device including a compressor so that the drying device is configured to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub, heat the air from which the moisture was removed, and supply the heated air to the tub; and

a support device disposed between the tub and the drying device and including:

a first support member longitudinally extending along a front and back direction of the main body, and

a second support member longitudinally extending along a left and right direction of the main body,

wherein at least one of the first support member and the second support member passes below the compressor,

so that the first support member and the second support member are thereby configured to support the drying device above the tub.

2. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein,

the main body includes a front surface, a back surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, and

the compressor is disposed closer to the back surface of the main body than to the front surface of the main body, and disposed closer to the first side surface than to the second side surface.

3. The washing machine of claim 2 , wherein,

the second support member is disposed closer to the back surface of the main body than to the front surface of the main body, and

an area of the second support member is disposed under the compressor.

4. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein,

the drying device further includes a housing which contains the compressor, and

the support device is configured to support an area of the housing of the drying device disposed under the compressor.

5. The washing machine of claim 4 , wherein,

the housing includes a convex area under the compressor, and

a portion of the support device which is disposed under the compressor includes a concave area engaged with the convex area of the housing.

6. The washing machine of claim 5 , further comprising:

a cushioning member disposed between the concave area of the portion of the support device and the convex area of the housing, and configured to cushion impact between the support device and the housing.

7. The washing machine of claim 6 , wherein,

the cushioning member is formed of a material including at least one of a sponge and a rubber.

8. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein,

the first support member includes a convex area extending in an upward direction and configured to support a center part of the drying device.

9. The washing machine of claim 8 , further comprising:

a cushioning member disposed between the convex area of the first support member and the center part of the drying device and configured to cushion impact between the first support member and the drying device.

10. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein,

the support device is configured to support the drying device so that the drying device is spaced apart from the tub.

11. The washing machine of claim 1 , further comprising:

a cushioning member disposed between the support device and the drying device, and configured to cushion impact between the support device and the drying device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2023
From: LEE, HYOUNYOUNG; KANG, HEEJIN; KO, BONGJIN; KIM, YOUNGHYUN; LEE, SEULGI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062891/0788 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0023934 · Feb 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022021490 · Dec 28, 2022
Related Publication 20230265597A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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