Combined laundry machine

Abstract

A combined laundry machine including a new conceptional pedestal dryer that is capable of performing a drying operation while serving as a base for supporting a washer or a dryer is disclosed. The combined laundry machine includes a washer, a first pedestal dryer including a first container for supporting the washer, the first container having a drying space for drying an object to be dried using hot air supplied from a first hot air supply unit, a clothes dryer, and a second pedestal dryer including a second container for supporting the clothes dryer, the second container having a drying space for drying an object to be dried using hot air supplied from a second hot air supply unit.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0082283, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a combined laundry machine, and more particularly, to a combined laundry machine including a new conceptional pedestal dryer that is capable of performing a drying operation while serving as a base for supporting a washer or a dryer. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Related Art [0005] Generally, laundry treating apparatuses are electric home appliances that are capable of washing and / or drying laundry. Specifically, the respective laundry treating apparatuses perform a washing operation, a drying operation, or a washing-and-drying operation. Recently, there has been increasingly used a laundry treating apparatus, including a steam supply unit, that ...

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Benefits of technology

[0018] Another object of the present invention is to provide a combined laundry machine, including a clothes dryer and two pedestal dryers having different capacities, that is capable of efficiently and effectively performing a drying operation depending upon the amount of an object to be dried or the kind of the object.

[0032] Preferably, each container includes a drawer that can be withdrawn outward. The drawer has advantages in that the drawer allows convenient insertion and withdrawal of an object to be dried, and, in addition, the washing of the drawer is very easy.

[0038] When the shelf is inclined as described above, water contained in each shoe flows downward and is collected in the lower part of the shoe, and therefore, the shoe is more effectively dried.

[0039] When the shelf is inclined as described above, on the other hand, the introduced hot air collides with the shelf and flows downward through the through-holes of the shelf, and therefore, the circulation of hot air is smoothly accomplished.

[0040] Preferably, each drawer is provided at the rear wall thereof with an air guide for guiding air to the upper part of the drawer. In this case, the air, introduced into the upper part of the rear wall of the drawer, is not directed downward but is guided to an object to be dried. Consequently, the drying operation is more effectively performed.

Problems solved by technology

However, the large-sized laundry treating apparatuses are operated even to dry a small quantity of laundry, with the result that energy consumption is excessively increased.

Consequently, the drum type drying machine is not suitable for drying shoes.

Consequently, it is very inefficient in an energy saving aspect.

However, conventional washing-related systems have come into the market very restrictively.

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