CPC D06F 39/04 (2013.01) [D06F 21/04 (2013.01); D06F 34/24 (2020.02); D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02)] | 18 Claims |
1. A laundry apparatus comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub that is disposed in the cabinet and that defines a receiving space configured to receive laundry, the tub having a tub opening at a front side of the receiving space;
a drum that is rotatably disposed inside the tub and that is made of a metal material; and
an induction module disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the tub and configured to heat the drum by generating an electromagnetic field,
wherein the induction module comprises:
a coil configured to generate an eddy current in the drum by generating a magnetic field using an electric current supplied to the coil, and
a base housing disposed at the outer circumferential surface of the tub,
wherein the base housing guides winding of the coil at a front portion of the tub and a rear portion of the tub that are spaced apart from each other, and
wherein the coil is wound in a predetermined area of the base housing and extends from a front side to a rear side of the base housing.
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