DRUM TYPE DRYING AND WASHING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drum type drying and washing machine which is highly reliable in long-term use without making a foreign matter be on circulation air and intrude into a blower in a drying process. SOLUTION: In the drying and washing machine, a filter 160 for which metal thread is netted and turned to a net shape is provided in a route for dehumidification between a heat exchanger for the dehumidification and the blower 131. The blower 131, a heater 132, the heat exchanger for the dehumidification, the filter 160 and a blowing duct are provided to the lower side of a plane including the center line L1 of a water tub 4 and also including a horizontal axis orthogonal to the center line L1, respectively. Thus, the respective parts of a drying system and members such as the filter 160 are washed by being immersed in washing water during washing or during a rinsing process. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT