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(11) EP 2 436 832 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/14

(21) Application number: 11180299.7

(22) Date of filing: 07.09.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 58/24(2006.01)
D06F 58/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 30.09.2010 JP 2010222610

(71) Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Matsuda, Eiji
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Taniguchi, Mitsunori
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Kotani, Junji
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)

(74) Representative: Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx 
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München
81677 München (DE)

   


(54) Drying apparatus


(57) Drying apparatus (100) has drying tub (410) for storing laundry (C) and circulation system (600) of dry air. Circulation system (600) includes dehumidifier (635), blower (621) for sending dry air into drying tub (410), and support element (500) for supporting dehumidifier, (635). Support element (500) has drainage port (531) from which water is discharged, main tilted surface (511) for guiding water toward drainage port (531), first tilted surface (542) below dehumidifier (635), and first partition wall (546) protruding from first tilted surface (542) to partition first tilted surface (542) into first upstream tilted surface (544) and first downstream tilted surface (545) that is closer to blower (621) than first upstream tilted surface (544). First tilted surface (542) is tilted such that water flows toward main tilted surface (511), and first partition wall (546) extends in transverse direction with respect to dry air flow toward blower (621).







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