Clothes dryer and control method thereof

摘要

Provided is a clothes dryer including: a drum; an air circulation passage connected to the drum; a cooling device configured to cool and dehumidify air; a heating device configured to heat the air; an air blowing device configured to circulate air; a base plate configured to collect condensation water generated from the cooling device; a pump chamber accommodating a pump; a water circulation passage connecting the base plate to communicate with the pump chamber; a communication passage provided between the air circulation passage and the base plate and configured to guide the condensation water generated at the cooling device to the base plate; a first ventilation hole configured to provide a first air passage between the air circulation passage and the pump chamber; and a second ventilation hole configured to provide a second air passage between the air circulation passage and the base plate.

主权项

1. A clothes dryer comprising:
a drum configured to accommodate clothes; an air circulation passage connected to the drum; a cooling device configured to cool and dehumidify air in the air circulation passage; a heating device configured to heat air passing through the cooling device; an air blowing device configured to circulate air along the air circulation passage; a base plate configured to collect condensation water generated from the cooling device; a pump chamber configured to accommodate a pump configured to transfer the condensation water; a water circulation passage connecting the base plate to communicate with the pump chamber and configured to guide the condensation water from the base plate to the pump chamber; a communication passage provided between the air circulation passage and the base plate and configured to guide the condensation water generated at the cooling device to the base plate; a first ventilation hole provided between the heating device and the air blowing device and configured to provide a first air passage between the air circulation passage and the pump chamber; and a second ventilation hole provided between the cooling device and the heating device and configured to provide a second air passage between the air circulation passage and the base plate.