WASHING AND DRYING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing and drying machine by which drying is enabled with a simple configuration, a blow passage with little pressure loss and air leakage is formed without enlarging a machine main body and increasing its weight, a blow amount is increased to enhance drying performance, and noise with it is reduced, concerning the washing and drying machine including; a washing process for washing, rinsing, and dehydrating; and a drying process. SOLUTION: An outer frame cover 46 covers the upper part of an outer frame 45. An inner tub 4 with a rotary center axis in a vertical direction is freely rotatably arranged inside an outer tub 3 which is supported in the outer frame 45. Outer air is taken in from an intake duct 44, blown by a blow fan 35, a first casing 36, and a second casing 37, and heated by a heater 39. The intake duct 44, the blow fan 35, the first and second casings 36 and 37, and the heater 39 are united to obtain a warm air blow means 33. The warm air blow means 33 is arranged inside the outer frame cover 46 to blow warm air into the inner tub 4. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO