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(11) | EP 2 436 832 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(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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