Dryer and foreign material removing apparatus thereof

摘要

The embodiment proposes a foreign material removing apparatus for a dryer. The foreign material removing apparatus for a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a case including an air introduction hole into which air discharged from a drum is introduced, an air discharge hole, and a foreign material discharge hole; a filtering unit that is provided in the case and includes a filter; and a cleaning unit that moves relatively to the filter and has one or more cleaning devices for removing the foreign materials accumulated in the filter.

主权项

1. A dryer, comprising:
a cabinet; a drum in the cabinet and housing a drying target; a case including an air introduction hole into which air discharged from the drum is introduced, an air discharge hole, and a foreign material discharge hole; a rack gear protruded from two sides of the case; a filtering unit in the case and including a filter; a cleaning device that moves relatively to the filter and removes foreign materials accumulated in the filter, the cleaning device including a rotation member to be rotatable and a cleaning member on the rotation member; and a pair of drivers at two sides of the cleaning device to rotate the cleaning device, the drivers including:
a motor;a first gear connected to the motor and having a tooth communicating with the rack gear; anda second gear having a gear tooth communicating with the tooth of the first gear and connected to the rotation member,wherein the first gear and the second gear contact each other and rotate when the motor operates.