Auxiliary dryer and complex laundry machine including the same

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EP 1 895 039 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/47

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/10

(21)	Application number: 07016943.8

(22)	Date of filing: 29.08.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

D06F 25/00^(2006.01)
D06F 58/02^(2006.01)
D06F 39/00^(2006.01)
D06F 58/28^(2006.01)

D06F 29/00^(2006.01)
D06F 58/10^(2006.01)
D06F 58/26^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

31.08.2006 KR 20060083384

(71)	Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
	Seoul, 150-721 (KR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Lim, Min Kyu Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-711 (KR)

(74)	Representative: TER MEER - STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR
	Patentanwälte Mauerkircherstrasse 45 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

(54)	Auxiliary dryer and complex laundry machine including the same

(57) An auxiliary dryer (120) and a complex laundry machine (100) are disclosed, by which a laundry machine (110) having a relatively large size can be conveniently operated to save energy in a manner of handling a small laundry (162) and the like without out driving the laundry machine (110). The present invention includes a body (121) having a laundry accommodating part for accommodating a laundry therein, a hot air supplying means (140) provided within the body (121) to supply hot air to the laundry accommodating part, and a safety means (190) for preventing a safety accident from being caused to a user by the hot air supplying means (140).

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