P/00/0o11 Regulation 3.2 AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT Invention Title: Structure for supplying hot air for drying clothes in drum type washing machine and operation control method thereof The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to drum type washing machines, and more particularly, to a structure for supplying hot air, in which uniform introduction of hot air deep into an 5 inside of a drum is made possible for enhancing drying capability and efficiency; and an operation control method thereof. Discussion of the Related Art In general, in the washing machines, there are a pulsator type washing machine of a 10 top loading type, and a drum type washing machine (in general called as a drum washing machine) having a drum laid down in a horizontal direction, substantially. As described before, since the drum is laid down in a horizontal direction, the drum washing machine performs the washing by a method in which laundry introduced into an inside of the drum is lifted and dropped during rotation of the drum. 15 Moreover, recently even demands on washing and drying machines increase gradually, which has not only washing and water extraction functions, but also a drying function. Even in the drum washing machine, there are a drum washing machine of a type the drum thereof is laid down in a horizontal direction fully, and a tilted type drum washing 20 machine of which drum is tilted at an angle from a horizontal plane, and, depending on a 2 direction of introduction/taking out of laundry into/from the drum, there are a front loading type, and a top loading type drum washing machines. FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate basic exemplary structures of above washing and drying machines, schematically. 5 That is, the washing and drying machine is provided with a body 10, a tub 20 mounted on an inside of the body 10, a drum 30 rotatably mounted on an inside of the tub 20, washing water supply pipes 51 for guiding flow of the washing water, a driving unit for driving the drum 30, and a drying device for supplying heated air to an inside of the tub 20. On a front of the body 10, there is an opening for introduction of laundry, with a 10 door 40 thereon for opening/closing the opening. Between the front of the body 10 and the tub 20, there is a gasket 11. The tub 20 is supported, and mounted in the body 10. There may be a washing water drying heater 80 on a bottom of an inside of the tub 20, for controlling a temperature of the washing water used for washing. 15 The drum 30 is rotatably mounted in the tub 20, and has a plurality of through holes 31 (see FIG. 2) in a circumferential surface for flow in/out of the washing water. The washing water supply pipe 51, for flow of the washing water, guides the washing water from a service pipe to the inside of the tub 20 through a water supply valve 52. There is a detergent box 53 in the washing water supply pipe 51 for storing detergent required 20 for washing, so that the washing water being supplied to the inside of the tub 20 carries the 3 detergent. The detergent box 53 in an upper space of the body 10 is designed to enable introduction of the detergent. The washing water supply pipe 51 has an end connected to a front of an upper portion of the tub 20 for filling up the tub 20 with the washing water from a bottom thereof 5 by free falling of the washing water. The driving unit is provided with a drum driving motor 71, and a belt 72 for transmission of a driving power from the drum driving motor 71 to the drum 30. Recently, instead of the driving unit, a direct coupling type BLDC motor is used, which is mounted on a rear wall of the tub for direct transmission of the driving power from the motor to the drum. 10 The drying device is provided with a drying duct 60 for flow of air, a drying heater 61 in the drying duct 60, and a fan 62 for forced circulation of air. The drying duct 60 has one end connected to the tub 20 at a lower portion of a front side of an outside circumference thereof and the other end connected to the gasket 11, for circulation of air through the inside of the tub 20. 15 Connected to the drying duct 60, there is a cooling water supply pipe 54 for supplying cooling water to the air flowing along the drying duct 60 toward the drying heater after drying laundry to condense moisture therein. By removing the moisture from the air, the cooling water prevents drop of performance of the fan 62, and drop of efficiency of the drying heater 61. 20 The cooling water supply pipe 54 is connected to the water supply valve 52 for 4 supplying washing water. The water supply valve 52 is operated such that only a very low rate of water is supplied to the drying duct 60 compared to a rate of the washing water supply to the drum 30 through the washing water supply pipe 51, if water supply to the drying duct 60 through the cooling water supply pipe 54 is required for condensing. 5 In the meantime, while the related art drum washing machine progresses drying by rotating the drum 30 at a low speed (about 20 ~ 30 rpm) after washing, and spinning, the hot air, heated and dried by the drying heater, is introduced into the inside of the drum through, in general, a connection portion to the gasket 11 on the front of the drum 30, converted into humid air by the drying action, and escapes through a lower side of a front of the drum 30 10 again. That is, referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, because the drying duct draws humid air from the front side of the outside circumference of the tub, the hot air fails to be introduced deep into an inside of the drum 30, but circulates only on an entrance side and is directly discharged to a lower side of the front of the drum 30. 15 Therefore, since the hot air escapes the drum 30 before the hot air can be used fully for drying in the drum 30, the drying performance, and efficiency are impaired, and input of unnecessary energy is required, resulting in waste of energy. In short, with regard to a main flow path of the hot air in the related art drum washing machine, because the hot air fails to reach to the laundry located far from a hot air 20 inlet fully, failing to dry the laundry uniformly to impair the drying performance, to require 5 drying for a long time, the drying efficiency is also dropped. It is not admitted that any of the information in this specification is common general knowledge, or that the person skilled in the art could be reasonably expected to have ascertained, understood, regarded it as relevant or combined it in anyway at the priority date. 5 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the 10 structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. Described herein is a drum washing machine that includes a tub for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage 15 for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, a fan for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, a hot air inlet at a front side of the drum for supplying the hot air to the inside of the drum, and a humid air recovery opening at a rear side of the drum for recovering humid air from the inside of the drum. 20 In another disclosed embodiment a drum washing machine includes a tub for holding 6 washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, a fan for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, a hot air 5 inlet at a rear side of the drum for supplying the hot air to the inside of the drum, and a humid air recovery opening at a front side of the drum for recovering humid air from the inside of the drum. Described herein, but not claimed, is a method is disclosed for controlling operation of a horizontal or tilt type drum washing machine including a tub for holding washing water, 10 a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drum driving motor for providing driving force to rotate the drum, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, and a fan for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, the method including: 15 supplying the hot air to an inside of the drum while rotating the drum at a first speed equal to or higher than a speed needed to hold laundry against an inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation, while supplying the hot air; and rotating the drum at a second speed, less than the first speed, such that the laundry is not held against the inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation, 20 while supplying the hot air. 7 Also described herein, but not claimed, is a method for controlling operation of a horizontal or tilt type drum washing machine including a tub for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drum driving motor for providing driving force to rotate the drum, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an 5 inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, and a fan for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, the method including: turning off the drum driving motor when a spinning cycle is finished, turning on the drying heater and the fan, supplying the hot air to an inside of the drum, rotating the drum at .0 a first speed that is equal to or higher than a speed needed to hold laundry against an inside circumferential surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation; and rotating the drum at a second speed, less than the first speed, such that the laundry is not held against the inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation, while supplying the hot air. 15 In another aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling a drying cycle of a horizontal or tilt type drum washing machine including a tub for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, a fan for forced supply 20 of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, and means for determining 8 dryness of the laundry in the drum, the method including: measuring dryness of the laundry in the drum once the drum is stationary after finishing spinning, supplying hot air while rotating the drum at a first speed equal to or higher than a speed needed to hold laundry against an inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates 5 about its axis of rotation by raising a rotating speed of the drum, if the measured dryness is below a preset dryness, and supplying hot air while rotating the drum at a second speed less than the first speed if the measured dryness is higher than the preset dryness. In another aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling operation of a horizontal or tilt type drum washing machine including a tub for holding washing water, a [0 drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, a fan for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, and means for determining dryness of the laundry in the drum, the method including after spinning, supplying the hot air 15 to the inside of the drum while rotating the drum at a first speed needed to hold the laundry against an inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation, detecting the dryness during rotation, and if the detected dryness is below a preset dryness, maintaining the rotating at the first speed, and if the detected dryness is higher than the preset dryness, reducing the rotation speed to a speed less than the first speed, all while maintaining the 20 supply of hot air. 9 Described herein, but not claimed, is a method for controlling operation of a horizontal or tilt type drum washing machine including a tub for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, for introducing laundry therein, a drying heater for heating air being supplied to an inside of the drum, a drying duct forming a flow passage for 5 supplying hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, and a fan for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater to the inside of the drum, and a hot air supply structure in which a hot air inlet of the drying duct is positioned at a front side or a rear side of the drum, and a humid air recovery opening of the drying duct is positioned at the rear side or the front side of the drum opposite to the hot air inlet, the method including .0 supplying hot air to an inside of the drum through the hot air inlet positioned at a front, or a rear of the drum, and rotating the drum, while supplying, at a first speed needed to hold the laundry against an inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation; and maintaining the supply of hot air to the inside of the drum while rotating the drum at 15 a second speed, less than the first speed, such that the laundry is no longer held to the inside surface of the drum as the drum rotates about its axis of rotation. As used herein, except where the context requires otherwise the term "comprise" and variations of the term, such as "comprising", "comprises" and "comprised", are not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps. 10 It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding 10Qa of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings; FIG. I illustrates a side section of a related art washing and drying machine, 5 schematically; FIG. 2 illustrates a front section of the washing and drying machine in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 illustrates a diagram showing a main flow path of hot air on an entrance side of a drum in a related art drum washing machine, for reference; FIG. 4 illustrates a drum washing machine of the present invention showing a 10 variation of hot air circulating structure; FIG. 5 illustrates a drum washing machine of the present invention showing another variation of hot air circulating structure; 11 FIG. 6 illustrates a front view of a rear wall portion of a tub cut along a I-I line in FIG. 5 for showing a through hole structure in the tub; FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for controlling operation of a drum washing machine in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the 5 present invention; FIG. 8 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for controlling operation of a drum washing machine in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for controlling 10 operation of a drum washing machine in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for controlling operation of a drum washing machine in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention; and 15 FIG. 11 illustrates a graph showing a rotation speed of a motor for driving the drum, and turn on/off states of drying heater and fan while drying. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present 20 invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever 12 possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. Embodiments of the structure for supplying hot air in a drum washing machine and an operation control method thereof will be described, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 5 A structure of a drum washing machine in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG 4. Referring to FIG. 4, the drum washing machine includes a tub 20 for holding washing water, a drum 30 rotatably mounted on an inside of the tub 20, for introducing laundry therein, a drying heater 61 for heating air being supplied to the inside of the drum 30, 10 a drying duct 60 forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater 61, and fan 62 for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater 61 to the inside of the drum 30, wherein a hot air inlet 60a is positioned at a front of the drum 30, and a humid air recovery opening 60b is positioned at a rear of the drum 30. More specifically, the hot air inlet 60a is positioned at upper side of the front of the 15 drum 30, and the humid air opening 60b is positioned at a lower side of the rear of the drum 30. Meanwhile, even though FIG 4 illustrates a horizontal type drum washing machine, of course, the hot air supply and exhaust structure is also applicable to the tilt type drum washing machine. 20 A hot air circulating structure of the drum washing machine will be described. 13 Referring to FIG. 4, in drying, the hot air is introduced into the inside of the drum through an upper portion of the front of the drum 30 by the forced air blow action of the fan 62, flows from the front to a rear of the drum along a direction of the arrow, passes a lower portion of a rear side of the drum, and is introduced into the drying duct 60 through the 5 humid air recovery opening 60b in the rear wall of the tub 20. A structure of a drum washing machine in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described, with reference to FIG 5. Referring to FIG 5, the drum washing machine includes a tub 20 for holding washing water, a drum 30 rotatably mounted on an inside of the tub 20, for introducing 10 laundry therein, a drying heater 61 for heating air being supplied to the inside of the drum 30, a drying duct 60 forming a flow passage for supplying hot air heated by the drying heater 61, and fan 62 for forced supply of the hot air heated by the drying heater 61 to the inside of the drum 30, wherein a hot air inlet 60a is positioned at a rear of the drum 30, and a humid air recovery opening 60b is positioned at a front of the drum 30. 15 More specifically, the hot air inlet 60a is positioned at an upper side of the rear of the drum 30, and the humid air opening 60b is positioned at a lower side of the front of the drum 30. It is preferable that there is a guide flow passage 21 at the lower side of the tub 20 for guiding humid air from the humid air recovery opening 60b at the lower side of the front 20 of the drum 30 to the drying duct 60. 14 Meanwhile, even though FIG. 5 illustrates a tilt type drum washing machine, of course, the hot air supply and exhaust structure is also applicable to the horizontal type drum washing machine. A hot air circulating structure of the drum washing machine will be described. 5 Referring to FIG. 5, in drying, the hot air is introduced into the inside of the drum through an upper portion of the rear of the drum 30 by the forced air blow action of the fan 62, flows from the rear to a front of the drum along a direction of the arrow, passes a lower portion of a front side of the drum, and flows toward the humid air recovery opening 60b of the drying duct 60 along the guide flow passage 21 in the lower side of the tub 20. 10 In the meantime, the drum type washing machine in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tub 20 is formed of stainless steel, or plastic. Regardless of material of the tub 20, in the rear wall of the tub, there are the hot air inlet 60a for supplying hot air, and a hot air outlet 60c for discharge of the hot air (see FIG. 6). It is favorable that the hot air inlet 60a and the hot air outlet 60c each has a shape of 15 slot, especially in a shape of an arc in view of strength of the tub rear wall, and connected to the drying duct 60, directly. Meanwhile, alike the related art drum, the drum of the present invention has a plurality of pass through holes in an outside circumferential surface of the drum, which are not shown in the drawings. 20 Next, the steps of an operation control method in accordance with embodiments of 15 the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 ~ 11. First, referring to FIG. 7, an operation control method in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. In a drying cycle, while rotating the drum at a speed equal to or higher than a speed 5 (for an example, 100rpm) enough to keep the laundry to be attached to, and not to fall from, but not to be attached closely to, the inside surface of the drum, the hot air is supplied to an inside of the drum, for progressing drying. The speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to, and not to fall off from, but not to be attached closely to the inside surface of the drum, is a speed at which an outward 10 acceleration acting on a point of an inside circumferential surface of the drum in a radial direction of the drum is equal to an acceleration of the gravity. In the meantime, the hot air supplied to the inside of the drum flows in a direction along a driving shaft of the drum. That is, the hot air flows from the hot air inlet 60a (see FIG. 4) in the front of the drum to the rear of the drum, or from the hot air inlet 60a (see FIG. 5) to 15 the front of the drum. For this, it is preferable that the hot air is supplied from the upper side of the front of the drum to the lower side of the rear of the drum, or from the upper side of the rear of the drum to the lower side of the front of the drum. According to this, in the embodiment, if the hot air is supplied in the driving shaft direction of the drum in a state the drum rotates at the speed enough to keep the laundry to be 20 attached to, and not to fall off from an inside surface of the drum, the hot air progresses along 16 the driving shaft direction while swirling along the inside circumferential surface of the drum. That is, the hot air progresses in a form of a swirl starting from the front side of the drum to the rear side of the drum until the hot air escapes therefrom, or the hot air progresses in a form of a swirl starting from the rear side of the drum to the front side of the drum until 5 the hot air escapes therefrom. According to this, contact of the hot air with the laundry on the inside circumferential surface of the drum increases, to enhance the drying performance, and efficiency. In the meantime, it is preferable that the drying cycle progressed thus includes an acceleration section in which the motor for driving the drum is turned on, to accelerate a 10 rotation speed of the drum until the rotation speed reaches to a preset speed which is equal to, or higher than a speed enough to keep the laundry in the drum to be attached to, and not to fall off from the inside surface of the drum, a section for maintaining the rotation speed at the preset speed, and a section in which the rotation speed of the drum is reduced to a low speed (about 20 ~ 30rpm) at which the laundry in the drum is unable to be attached to, but to fall 15 from the inside surface of the drum, for progressing drying. It is more preferable that above acceleration, maintained speed, and low speed sections are performed at least once repeatedly before finish of the drying. This is for enhancing the drying efficiency by keeping exposing portions of the laundry that are not dried yet by changing positions of the laundry. 20 It is meantime, it is preferable that a rotation direction of the drum is alternated in 17 the section drying is progressed in a low speed state in which the laundry falls from the inside surface of the drum. Next, referring to FIG. 8, an operation control method in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. 5 The method for controlling drying laundry in a horizontal, or tilted type drum washing machine in accordance with the second preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of turning off a drum driving motor as spinning is finished, turning on a drying heater and a fan, and turning on the drum driving motor again before the laundry kept attached to an inside circumferential surface of the drum at the time of spinning 10 falls to maintain a threshold speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum and supplying heated air into an inside of the drum, to progress drying. That is, in the embodiment, after turning off the driving motor, hot air is supplied while maintaining the drum at a speed higher than the threshold speed at which the laundry 15 kept attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum does not fall by turning on the drum driving motor again before the speed of the drum rotating by inertia drops to a speed at which the laundry kept attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum falls. In this instance, the drying heater and the fan may be turned on at the same time with turning off the drum driving motor when the spinning is finished, or the drying heater and the 20 fan may be turned on after a predetermined time period is passed from the turning off of the 18 drum driving motor. In this instance, no braking force is applied to the drum, so that the drum spinning in a state the drum driving motor is turned off as the spinning is finished rotates freely by the inertia. The drying heater and the fan may, or may not be turned on at the same time. 5 The hot air flows along a direction of a drum driving shaft line in the drum, for which it is preferable that the hot air is supplied from a front to a rear of the drum, or vice versa, like the first embodiment. Alike the first embodiment, the dry progressing step may include a section in which the rotation speed of the drum is maintained at a speed equal to, or higher than a speed (for an 10 example, 100rpm) enough to keep the laundry in the drum to be attached to, and not to fall off from, but not to be attached closely to, the inside circumferential surface of the drum, and a section in which the rotation speed of the drum is reduced to a low speed (about 20 30rpm) at which the laundry in the drum is unable to be attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum. 15 Thus, the embodiment enables to reduce a drying time period as the drying heater and the fan are turned on starting from the inertial rotation of the drum following finishing of spinning to supply hot air, and drying laundry starting from right after the finishing of spinning, and to improve drying efficiency and performance as the rotation speed of the drum is maintained at a speed higher than the speed enough to keep the laundry in the drum to be 20 attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum, to make the hot air to progress in a 19 form of a swirl like the first embodiment. Next, a method for controlling operation of a drum washing machine in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9. 5 If the drum washing machine of the first or second embodiment is further provided with means in the drum 30 for determining dryness (for an example, an electrode sensor: not shown) of the laundry, the following operation control method is also viable. That is, a method for controlling operation of a horizontal or tilt drum washing machine in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention includes 10 the steps of measuring dryness of laundry in the drum in a state the drum is stationary after finish of spinning, supplying hot air to an inside of the drum while rotating the drum at a speed equal to or higher than a speed at which an outward acceleration acting on a point of an inside circumferential surface of the drum in a radial direction of the drum is equal to an acceleration of the gravity if the dryness measured in above step is below a preset dryness, 15 and supplying hot air to an inside of the drum while rotating the drum at a reduced speed at which the laundry is unable to be attached to the inside surface of the drum if the dryness measured in above step is higher than the preset dryness, for drying. Meanwhile, though it is preferable that the measurement of dryness is performed in a state the drum is stopped fully after the finish of spinning, the dryness may be measured in a 20 state before the drum is stopped fully after the finish of spinning. 20 Moreover, in the embodiment too, the hot air flows in a direction the same or substantially same with a drum driving shaft in the drum. Especially, it is preferable that the hot air flows from a front to a rear of the drum, or vice versa. Alike embodiments described before, in the embodiment too, it is preferable that a 5 rotation direction of the drum is alternated in the section drying is progressed in a reduced speed state to a speed (about 20 - 30rpm) at which the laundry falls from the inside surface of the drum. Next, a method for controlling operation of a drum washing machine in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described, with reference 10 to FIG. 10. A method for controlling drying operation of a horizontal, or tilt type drum washing machine in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of, after finish of spinning, supplying hot air to an inside of the drum while rotating the drum at a speed equal to, or higher than a speed (for an example, 100rpm) enough to keep 15 the laundry to be attached to, and not to be fall off from an inside surface of the drum, and progressing the drying while maintaining a threshold speed which is a speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to, and not to fall off from, an inside surface of the drum if the dryness detected in the middle of above step is below preset dryness, and progressing the drying in a reduced speed state to a speed (about 20 - 30rpm) at which the laundry falls off 20 from the inside surface of the drum if the dryness is higher than the preset dryness. 21 That is, in the embodiment, the dryness is measured in a state the drum is rotated at a speed higher than a speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum, and the speed of the drum is controlled to maintain, or reduce according to a result of the measurement. This is because an accurate measurement of 5 dryness is possible the same with a case when the drum is stationary as there is no position change of the laundry at the speed at which the laundry does not fall off from, but is kept attached to, the inside circumferential surface of the drum. In the meantime, in the embodiment too, the hot air flows in a direction the same with a drum driving shaft in a drum. Especially, alike foregoing embodiments, it is preferable 10 that the hot air flows from a front to a rear of the drum, or vice versa. Alike the foregoing embodiments, a rotation direction of the drum is alternated in the section the drying is progress in a reduced speed state to a speed (about 20 ~ 30rpm) at which the laundry in the drum falls off the inside surface of the drum. Thus, the embodiment enables to reduce a drying time period as the hot air is 15 supplied to an inside of the drum starting from the inertial rotation of the drum following finishing of spinning, to progress drying, and to improve drying performance and efficiency as the rotation speed of the drum is maintained at a speed equal to, or higher than a speed enough to keep laundry not to fall off from the inside circumferential surface of the drum so that the hot air progresses while swirling at a dryness below a preset dryness. 20 If the measured dryness is higher than the preset dryness, the rotation speed of the 22 drum is reduced, to change positions of the laundry, in which the a rotation direction of the drum is alternated, for changing positions of the laundry. According to this, portions of laundry dried less than other portions are exposed newly, to which the hot air comes into contact, to dry the less dried portions. 5 In the meantime, after the reduced speed state is over, the rotation speed of the drum rises again until the laundry is attached to the inside circumferential surface of the drum, when the dryness is detected again. According to this, above drying control process is repeated. In the method for controlling drying operation in accordance with any one 10 embodiments of the present invention, a portion of the clothes is liable to be inserted in the holes in the wall of the drum if the rotation speed of the drum is high excessively. Moreover, the clothes is liable be inserted in the holes in the wall of the drum, to make circulation of the clothes difficult if the drying time period is long excessively even if the rotation speed of the drum is not so high excessively, but only is maintained at a speed (for an example; 100rpm) 15 enough to keep the laundry to be attached to an inside of the drum. Therefore, in each of the embodiments, it can be known it is preferable in view of clothes circulation that a section for progressing drying at a speed in which the laundry can not be attached to, but fall off from the inside surface of the drum in a state the drying heater and the fan are turned on, a section in which the drum driving motor is turned on to accelerate 20 the drum to a speed higher than a speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to, and not 23 to fall off from the inside surface of the drum, and a section in which the rotation speed of the drum is maintained at a speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to, and not to fall off from the inside surface of the drum, are mixed. In the method for controlling drying operation in accordance with the third or fourth 5 preferred embodiment of the present invention, a drying finish time point can be determined as follows. The finish of drying may be simply set to finish the drying at the time the set time is reached. Or alternatively, the drying may be finished by setting a drying time period, measuring the dryness when the set drying time period is reached, and extending the drying 10 time period according to the measured dryness. Or alternatively, regardless of a set drying time period, the finish of drying may be determined with reference to a preset dryness which is different from the set dryness in the third or fourth embodiment. FIG. 11 illustrates a graph showing a rotation speed of a motor for driving the drum, and turn on/off states of drying heater and fan while drying. 15 Referring to FIG. 8, it can be known that a section for progressing drying at a speed in which the laundry can not be attached to, but fall off from the inside surface of the drum in a state the drying heater and the fan are turned on, a section in which the drum driving motor is turned on to accelerate the drum to a speed higher than a speed enough to keep the laundry to be attached to, and not to fall off from the inside surface of the drum, and a section in 20 which the rotation speed of the drum is maintained at a speed enough to keep the laundry to 24 be attached to, and not to fall off from the inside surface of the drum, are mixed. Of course, a rotation direction of the drum can be alternated in the section in which the rotation speed of the drum is low (about 20 ~ 30rpm). As has been described, the structure for supplying hot air in a drum washing 5 machine and operation control method thereof has the following advantages. The uniform introduction of hot air into the inside of the drum through out the drum enhances drying performance and efficiency. That is, the introduction of hot air starting from a front to a rear or vice versa deep into the drum improves drying efficiency and performance. Especially, because the rotation 10 speed of the drum is maintained at a speed enough to keep laundry not to fall off from the inside circumferential surface of the drum, such that the hot air comes into contact with the laundry while progressing in swirl, the drying performance and efficiency is improved. The supply of hot air to the inside of the drum starting from the inertial rotation of the drum following finish of spinning enables to shorten a drying time period. 15 The alternation of the rotation direction of the drum in the section the dry is progressed at a low speed, to keep surfaces in contact with the hot air changing, permits to improve the drying efficiency, and the swirling of the hot air further improves the drying performance owing to the position changes of the laundry. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations 20 can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the 25 inventions. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. 26