US 11,678,777 B2
Dryer
Hyunsun Yoo, Seoul (KR); Jaehung Chun, Seoul (KR); Yousook Eun, Seoul (KR); Joogyeom Kim, Seoul (KR); Sungkyung Kim, Seoul (KR); and Myongsun Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/576,331.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/733,478, filed on Sep. 19, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0006768 (KR), filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0085253 A1, Mar. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. A47K 10/48 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 10/48 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dryer, comprising:
a hollow casing having a front opening;
a fan located within the casing to introduce air into the casing and produce a flow of air;
a heater located within the casing to heat the air introduced into the casing;
a discharge tube located within the casing, the discharge tube being rotatable within the casing, the discharge tube having an air inlet at a rear side of the discharge tube and an air outlet at a front side of the discharge tube;
a motor having a rotation shaft to rotate the discharge tube, the rotation shaft being rotatable about a first axis; and
a connector connected to the rotation shaft, the connector being configured to enable the discharge tube to be rotated about the first axis and also to be rotated about a second axis oriented at a predetermined angle relative to the first axis,
wherein the discharge tube comprises:
a pair of inwardly protruding blocks protruding inwardly toward one another; and
a pair of recessed portions located in the pair of inwardly protruding blocks, and
wherein a first end of the connector and a second end of the connector are located within the recessed portions to be rotatable with respect to the discharge tube.