Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
034082000 | By filter | 72 |
20080235978 | Self-cleaning lint collector - A lint collector for a dryer in which clothes are dried by heated air supplied to a rotating drum. The lint collector is made of a frame, a tubular screen rotatably mounted in the frame, a device for rotating the screen in the frame and an element attached to the frame for removing lint from the screen as the screen | 10-02-2008 |
20080256821 | Disposable lint catcher for electric or gas clothes dryers - This unique invention will eliminate cleaning clothes dryer lint screens by applying disposable sheets, made of nonflammable material, to the lint screen of any gas or electric clothes dryer. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271336 | Lint Filter Assembly of Laundry Dryer - A lint filter assembly for a laundry dryer is provided. In the lint filter assembly, a door is provided, a lint filter has a filter housing installed at the rear of the door and a filter main body inserted into the filter housing, and at least one securing member is provided to secure the filter main body to the filter housing. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282569 | Lint trap liner - A disposable filter media removably attachable to a conventional lint trap utilized in automatic clothes dryers is provided. The disposable filter media is in the form of a flexible, lightweight meshed liner adapted for snug, releasable attachment atop the lint collecting surface of a lint trap. The liner functions to provide optimum lint capturing efficiency without an inordinate drop in the air volume in a clothes dryer and is easily removed and disposed of after use. | 11-20-2008 |
20090031579 | MICRO-STRUCTURED DRYING FOR INKJET PRINTERS - A dryer operable in close proximity to and in series with an inkjet printhead comprises a heat source and an air bearing structure on one side of the predetermined path and having a pressurized air inlet and an air outlet adjacent to the drying position of the receiver medium. Air flow from the air bearing structure outlet forms an air bearing for the receiver medium. A microporous filter positioned at the outlet and being adapted to convert the air flow from the outlet to a diffuse flow, the microporous filter being formed of an inner layer of very fine screen for optimum air diffusion and an outer layer of courser woven screen to add rigidity and protection from scuffing. | 02-05-2009 |
20090064528 | Laundry treatment machine - A laundry treatment machine capable of determining whether a lint filter is installed therein is provided. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the infiltration of foreign substance into a heater or a drum, which may be caused when a lint filter is not installed in a laundry treatment machine, and thus to prevent a fire or damage to laundry. In addition, it is possible to easily implement a lint filter detection device for determining whether a lint filter is installed in a laundry treatment machine. | 03-12-2009 |
20090100697 | Fluff filter apparatus and domestic appliance containing such a fluff filter apparatus - A fluff filter apparatus for a domestic appliance includes a first fluff filter, and a second fluff filter movably connected to the first fluff filter. | 04-23-2009 |
20090260247 | Tumble Dryer With a Lint Filter - A tumble dryer is provided having a heat exchanger through which a process-air stream flows in a first direction and a first duct which is arranged in fluid communication with the heat exchanger through which a process-air stream flows in a second direction and in which a lint filter is disposed. A tray having its own lint filter is removably attached to the heat exchanger and arranged between the duct and the heat exchanger. | 10-22-2009 |
20090277034 | CLOTHES DRYER AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - An air intake system for supplying outdoor air to a clothes dryer, the system including an enclosure positioned to substantially cover an air intake of a clothes dryer and a conduit coupling the enclosure with the outdoor environment, the enclosure defining an air space for maintaining a volume of supply air and an open side positioned adjacent the air intake such that air is supplied to the air intake from the supply air. | 11-12-2009 |
20100005679 | DEVICE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY BY MEANS OF A CURRENT OF AIR - Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air comprises a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct said current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards and in which is arranged a filter to capture lint from the current of air. A scraper is assigned to the filter, in order to scrape off the lint. The receptacle has a handle and two interlinked shell elements which can be separated from each other, and which define a storage volume to accommodate the scraped-off lint. According to the invention, lint thus scraped off can be removed from the device and disposed of, without the user needing to come into direct contact with the lint. | 01-14-2010 |
20100018071 | Clothes dryer lint filter device - A filter mechanism is disclosed which is designed to be used with a clothes drying machine for filtering the exhaust of the clothes drying machine, and for directing said exhaust either into the interior of a building or to the exterior of a building. The mechanism includes a disposable flexible filter element, a cylindrical body that supports and holds in place the flexible filter element, a rectangular enclosure to contain the cylindrical body and filter, and a means of directing the exhausted air into the interior or to the exterior of a building. The cylindrical body, in addition to holding the filter element in place, comprises one end of the rectangular filter mechanism and provides a means of removing the filter element for replacing of the flexible filter element. This said end comprises the inlet to the filter which may be connected the clothes drying machine. Openings on the rectangular housing provide the means for directing the exhaust into the interior or to the exterior of the building. The rectangular housing may be mounted in many positions attached to a wall or other convenient object, or it may be set on the floor. | 01-28-2010 |
20100050459 | Method and Apparatus for Refrigerant Recovery Unit Filter Dryer Maintenance - A method and apparatus for ensuring a user to change a filter dryer of a refrigerant recovery unit having a refrigerant determining module that is configured to determine a condition of the refrigerant or an amount of refrigerant that has passed through the filter dryer, or a condition of the filter dryer, an alert device that notifies the user to change the filter dryer in response to the condition, a pressure module that regulates the pressure in the filter dryer, and a pressure-sensing device that is configured to detect a change of pressure in response to filter dryer maintenance. The refrigerant recovery unit is disabled from recovering refrigerant when the refrigerant determining module determines that the filter dryer needs to be replaced, and it is activated in response to the change of pressure detected by the pressure-sensing device. | 03-04-2010 |
20100132208 | CLOTHES TREATIANG APPARATUS - Disclosed is a clothes treating apparatus, which treats clothes into a more wearable condition. A clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet; an accommodating space defined in the cabinet to accommodate clothes, and maintained in a stationary state; an air supplying device generating dry air and supplying the dry air into the accommodating space such that the dry air is circulated in the accommodating space, wherein the air supplying device includes an inlet provided at a bottom of the accommodating space such that the air in the accommodating space flows into the air supplying device through the inlet; and a filter assembly installed in the inlet, and filtering the air passing through the inlet. | 06-03-2010 |
20100139113 | SECONDARY LINT TRAP FOR RESIDENTIAL LAUNDRY DRYER - A secondary lint trap couplable between a laundry dryer and a building-embedded vent duct. The trap has an elongate housing. Aligned inlet and outlet apertures are formed in bottom and top sides of the housing's rearward ends. A tray is removably insertable within the housing. A screened aperture in the tray is aligned between the inlet and outlet apertures when the tray is inserted within the housing. The housing is mountable above the dryer such that the inlet and outlet apertures extend rearwardly of the dryer. This facilitates coupling of the dryer's exhaust outlet to the inlet aperture through one 90° elbow via a first short, substantially straight, elbowless conduit; and facilitates coupling of the vent duct to the outlet aperture through one other 90° elbow collar via a second short, substantially straight, elbowless conduit. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146803 | DRYER AND FOREIGN MATERIAL REMOVING APPARATUS THEREOF - The embodiment relates to a dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof. With the dryer and the foreign material removing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it can clearly remove the foreign materials adhered to the filter only by the simple operation without the user effort. | 06-17-2010 |
20100146804 | DRYER AND FOREIGN MATERIAL REMOVING APPARATUS THEREOF - The embodiment relates to a dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof. With the dryer and the foreign material removing apparatus thereof, the convenience of user can be maximized by separating and cleaning only a case when the foreign materials are stored in the case above a predetermined amount without the user needing to clean the filter each time the dryer is used. | 06-17-2010 |
20100154239 | DRYING APPARATUS - A drying apparatus such as a hand dryer has a casing, a fan located within the casing and capable of creating an airflow, and an inlet arranged in the casing through which air is drawn into the apparatus by the fan. At least one outlet opening communicates with the fan and is arranged in the casing so as to direct an airflow towards an object to be dried. The inlet comprises at least one inlet opening and a corresponding shield member which is spaced apart from and overlies the inlet opening such that air drawn into the apparatus by the fan passes through the inlet opening and is then deflected around the shield member. This allows air to be drawn freely into the casing while preventing objects which might cause damage to a filter or the fan or motor from being inserted into the casing via the inlet. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154240 | LAUNDRY DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A FILTER - A laundry dryer includes a stationary filter for filtering-out fluff from a process air stream flowing through a process air channel of the laundry dryer, the filter in a compartment inclined at an angle relative to a through-flowing process air stream and including a cleaning opening in an upper region of the filter for directing cleaning liquid onto a filter surface of the filter, and a cleaning device for cleaning of the filter. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154241 | DRYER AND FOREIGN MATERIAL REMOVING APPARATUS THEREOF - The embodiment relates to a dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof. The foreign material removing apparatus according to one embodiment includes a case; a first filter that is housed in the case; and a second filter that is disposed downstream from the first filter based on a flowing direction of air that flows in the case, wherein the first filter and the second filter performs a relative motion to each other. | 06-24-2010 |
20100199513 | Combination Air Purifier and Clothes Dryer - A combination clothes dryer and air filter. The device is adapted for reversal of airflow through a housing to allow a horizontal position and a vertical position for operation. The device is adapted for easy storage in the horizontal position. | 08-12-2010 |
20110119947 | HIGH PERFORMANCE GRAIN DRYER - High performance grains dryer fed by a heat generating source ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110154675 | Home Laundry Drier - A home laundry drier ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110167661 | DEVICE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY BY MEANS OF A CURRENT OF AIR - Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air comprises a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct said current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards and in which is arranged a filter to capture lint from the current of air. A scraper is assigned to the filter, in order to scrape off the lint. The receptacle has a handle and two interlinked shell elements which can be separated from each other, and which define a storage volume to accommodate the scraped-off lint. According to the invention, lint thus scraped off can be removed from the device and disposed of, without the user needing to come into direct contact with the lint. | 07-14-2011 |
20110167662 | DRYER HAVING A LINT FILTER AND A CLEANING DEVICE - A dryer has a drying chamber to receive damp items and a process air duct to feed process air into and extract process air out of the drying chamber. The process air duct has a heat source and a heat sink to heat the process air before the process air enters the drying chamber and to cool the process air after the process air leaves the drying chamber, respectively. A cleaning device has an accumulator for a liquid; a rinsing line connected to the accumulator; a control organ in the rinsing line; a distributor connected to the rinsing line to distribute the liquid conveyed through the rinsing line on a lint filter and to receive the lint caught by the lint filter; and a drain line to drain the liquid with the received lint away from the lint filter and towards the accumulator. | 07-14-2011 |
20110209353 | DRYER AIR CIRCULATION ADAPTOR AND FILTER AND FILTER BYPASS ASSEMBLY - An adaptor can convert a conventional hot air clothes dryer to draw air from outside instead of inside a building, and comprises an adaptor housing securable over the air intake region of the dryer in fluid communication with the air inlet of the dryer, with an adaptor housing inlet connectible to an air intake linkage. A filter and filter bypass assembly can be used in combination with the adaptor. The assembly comprises an outer enclosure and an inner enclosure inside the outer enclosure. An inner enclosure inlet and inner enclosure outlet define a first airflow path through the inner enclosure and an outer enclosure inlet and outer enclosure outlet define a second airflow path through the outer enclosure and bypassing the inner enclosure. The inner enclosure and the outer enclosure have a common aperture for insertion of a filter into the inner enclosure across the first airflow path. | 09-01-2011 |
20110225837 | DRYER AND FOREIGN MATERIAL REMOVING APPARATUS THEREOF - 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. | 09-22-2011 |
20110225838 | DRYER - Provided is a dryer. In the dryer, foreign substances such naps generated during a drying process are filtered by a filter unit, and the foreign substances attached to the filter unit are automatically removed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110247232 | FLUIDIZED BED DRYING APPARATUS - An apparatus for drying particles in a fluidized state includes a particle input segment into which wet particles are input, a drying segment having a multi-perforated plate dividing an inner space of the drying segment into an upper section and a lower section, a plurality of upper partition plates partitioning the upper section and positioned above the multi-perforated plate, a plurality of lower partition plates in the lower section respectively corresponding to the plurality of upper partition plates, a plurality of pairs of channel plates in the lower section that pass through the multi-perforated plate such that each pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates are respectively arranged on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of upper partition plates and on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of lower partition plates; and a heated-air flow supply segment for supplying hot gas to the drying segment. | 10-13-2011 |
20120005913 | CLOTHES DRYER LINT FILTER MECHANISM - A clothes dryer lint filter mechanism for filtering the clothes dryer exhaust air and for directing the heat and humidity inherent in the clothes dryer exhaust air either into the interior of a building or the exterior of a building, the clothes dryer lint filter mechanism may include a back member, a front member being pivotally connected to the back member, an inlet port to be connected to a clothes dryer. The front member may include a first outlet port, and the back member may include a second outlet port. The first outlet port and the second outlet port may be selectively controllable. The first outlet port and the second outlet port may be selectively controlled by a control arm, and the housing device may include a filter which is pivotally connected to the front member. The filter may pivot to a substantially horizontal position when the front member is in a open position, and the filter may pivot to a position between the input port and the first outlet port and the second outlet port when the front member is in a closed position. | 01-12-2012 |
20120017456 | CONDENSATION DRYER HAVING A FILTER DEVICE - A condensation dryer has a drying chamber for items to be dried, and a process air channel in which a heater for heating the process air and a fan for delivering the process air are located. A rinsing device is provided for rinsing lint from a component that can be loaded with lint, by means of condensate from a condensate collection vessel. Rinsed lint is collected by a filter bag of a filter device, and a condensate pump delivers the condensate into the condensate collection vessel, with the filter device and the being arranged downstream of the component. The filter bag includes a nonwoven fabric. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036729 | TUMBLE DRYER - A tumble dryer includes a housing, which has an enclosable drying chamber, a heater mounted in the enclosable drying chamber, a gate for closing/opening the enclosable drying chamber and a tumbler rotatably mounted in the drying chamber, an intake pipeline equipped with an intake control valve for guiding outside air into the drying chamber, an exhaust pipeline equipped with an exhaust control valve for guiding air out of the drying chamber to the atmosphere, an air-suction pipeline equipped with a pipeline control valve and having a pump installed therein for pumping air out of the drying chamber to the atmosphere. | 02-16-2012 |
20120084992 | Clothes dryer and lint cleaning device thereof - A clothes dryer having a lint cleaning device to collect and store lint generated during drying through a simple structure. The lint cleaning device, including a filter, a rectilinear blade performing a rectilinear motion to collect lint, and a rotary blade performing a rotary motion interlocking with the rectilinear motion of the rectilinear blade to collect lint, collects lint at a spot and stores the collected lint in a compressed state. The lint cleaning device is used for a long time without replacement. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090189 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING A DRYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096732 | OPEN-LOOP HEAT-RECOVERY DRYER - A drying apparatus is disclosed that includes a drum and an open-loop airflow pathway originating at an ambient air inlet, passing through the drum, and terminating at an exhaust outlet. A passive heat exchanger is included for passively transferring heat from air flowing from the drum toward the exhaust outlet to air flowing from the ambient air inlet toward the drum. A heat pump is also included for actively transferring heat from air flowing from the passive heat exchanger toward the exhaust outlet to air flowing from the passive heat exchanger toward the drum. A heating element is also included for further heating air flowing from the heat pump toward the drum. | 04-26-2012 |
20120144687 | CLOTHING DRYER - The clothing dryer includes a filter device to filter foreign matter in a flow channel along which high-temperature, high-humidity air having dried an object to be dried is discharged. The filter device is mounted so as to be moved inward into and outward from a cabinet in a horizontal state. Usability and reliability of the clothing dryer are improved. | 06-14-2012 |
20120167405 | SPRAY DRIED HUMAN PLASMA - The technology relates to spray dried plasma and methods of making the same. The method includes providing plasma to a spray drying apparatus, spray drying the plasma, at the spray drying apparatus, to form physiologically active plasma powder, the spray drying apparatus configured utilizing one or more parameters, and storing the physiologically active plasma powder. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174426 | LINT FREE CONTAINER - The Lint Free Container is a commercial laundromat lint trap to prevent excessive amount of commercial laundromat dryer lint to sit on rooftop, cause fire, damaging roof, etc. The Lint Free Container is a rectangular shaped box with screen cover on top for airflow. It also has trays inside filled with water to capture the lint. On the front it has additional airflow by using louvered dryer vents. On top of the screen it has a sprinkler system to wash the screen and fill the trays with water. | 07-12-2012 |
20120317829 | HAIR DRYER SYSTEM - A housing is provided in a generally rectilinear configuration. The housing has input and output openings. The housing has upper and lower and side walls. Primary and secondary chambers are formed between the walls. The primary chamber is positioned between the input and output openings. A plurality of supports are provided within the primary chamber for receiving and supporting portions of the hair of the user. The upper wall has first and second sections. The first section is imperforate and adapted to provide access to the primary chamber. The second section has a plurality of aligned circular apertures over the secondary chamber for removably receiving a blow dryer. | 12-20-2012 |
20130125410 | Lint Catching System - A lint catching system is provided for a clothes dryer. The lint catching system filters lint from exhaust air expelled from the clothes dryer. | 05-23-2013 |
20130145638 | DRYER - A dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, a duct that defines a flow passage for air exiting the drum, and a filter assembly located at a position relative to the flow passage and contacting air that has exited the drum. The filter assembly includes a case defining the filter assembly, a filter portion configured to filter foreign substance from the air contacting the filter assembly, a brush frame configured for rotational movement relative to the case about a rotational axis, and a brush that is supported by the brush frame and configured to separate the foreign substance from the filter portion. A first distance from a first side of the case to the rotational axis of the brush frame is longer than a second distance from a second side of the case to the rotational axis of the brush frame. | 06-13-2013 |
20130174433 | Clothes Treating Apparatus With Detecting Device For Insertion Of Filter - A clothes treating apparatus includes a filter insertion detecting device that detects whether a filter has been inserted in the clothes treating apparatus. The filter insertion detecting device, which is installed in a clothes drying machine or the like, may be moved in response to insertion of a filter assembly to generate a contact signal that indicates insertion of the filter assembly. | 07-11-2013 |
20130212894 | LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine, and more particularly, a laundry treating machine including an air supply unit for supplying air, a tub for having the air supplied thereto from the air supply unit to treat the laundry, the tub having an air recovery opening formed in an outside circumferential surface thereof for recovery of the air to the air supply unit, a lint filter mounted to an inside of the air recovery opening for filtering the lint from the air, and a filter cleaning unit for spraying cleaning water toward the lint filter to separate the lint from the lint filter, wherein the filter cleaning unit is extended and branched to the inside of the air recovery opening for spraying the cleaning water to the lint filter. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219734 | LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine, including an air supply unit for supplying air, a tub for having the air supplied thereto from the air supply unit to treat the laundry, the tub having an air recovery opening formed in an outside circumferential surface thereof for recovery of the air to the air supply unit, a lint filter mounted to an inside of the air recovery opening for filtering the lint from the air, a filter cleaning unit for spraying cleaning water to separate the lint from the lint filter, and a flow passage member for guiding the cleaning water dropping from the lint filter to an inside of the tub to an inside surface of the tub. | 08-29-2013 |
20130219735 | EXHAUST SAFETY SYSTEM - An exhaust system includes a filter; and a fan downstream for the filter whereby activating the fan clears the filter. The exhaust system may form part of a lint collection system that is for attachment to a dryer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130276320 | HAND HELD APPLIANCE - A hand held appliance, such as a hairdryer, includes a body, a duct, a fluid flow path extending through the duct from a first fluid inlet of the appliance to a first fluid outlet of the appliance. A primary fluid flow path extends from a second fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the appliance to a second fluid outlet. A fan unit is located in the primary fluid flow path for drawing fluid through the second fluid inlet. A filter is located in the primary fluid flow path. Fluid is drawn through the fluid flow path by fluid emitted from the second fluid outlet. A heater is provided in the body and extends at least partially along and around the duct. | 10-24-2013 |
20130318810 | SCENT ELIMINATING LOCKER - A scent eliminating locker that has a housing that includes a plurality of motors disposed in an interior of the housing for circulating, moving and heating air within the interior. Additionally, in the interior of the housing there are a plurality of carbon filters that eliminates odor from tangible objects placed in the interior of the housing. | 12-05-2013 |
20140013608 | LINT RETENTION FOR A LAUNDRY DRYING APPLIANCE - A lint retention apparatus for a laundry drying appliance has a lint separator, upstream of which a lint wetter is connected. A laundry drying appliance has a laundry drum and a process air condenser, which are connected by way of a process air channel conducting process air. It also has a lint separator disposed in the process air channel for flow purposes downstream of the laundry drum and upstream of the process air condenser, wherein a lint wetter is disposed for flow purposes downstream of the laundry drum and upstream of the lint separator. | 01-16-2014 |
20140082955 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an apparatus for treating laundry for making a laundry treating capacity the largest. | 03-27-2014 |
20140082956 | Clothes Dryer Exhaust Device - A clothes dryer exhaust line blower system is provided that assists a clothes dryer venting hot air and lint from the dryer interior and through the length of the dryer ducting to maintain a clear pathway and maintain the dryer's efficiency over time. A Y-pipe having a main exhaust line and an intermediate line is installed on the dryer exhaust port and connects the dryer exhaust outlet to an existing dryer duct that is adapted to communicate dryer exhaust from the dryer to the exterior of a dwelling. An intermediate section of the Y-pipe connection includes an electric blower assembly that functions as an auxiliary venting means, which generates air pressure to assist the dryer assembly vent the heated air through the exhaust conduit during the drying process. The blower is electrically driven and is controlled via a manual switch or timer switch that functions in conjunction with the drying cycles of the dryer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096407 | DRYER COMPRISING A DISMOUNTABLE MEMBER - The present invention relates to a dryer ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140123513 | Musical instrument drying, ventilation and storage case with activated charcoal filter - Woodwind and Brass Instrument drying, ventilated carrying cases are disclosed. According to one embodiment the drying and ventilating case comprises a multiple fan and filter unit containing a fan mounted on the inside of the case configured for drawing outside air into the case, passing it through the instrument and forcing it back out of the case, a filter system for removing harmful gasses from the air passing through the case and instrument, an electrical energy source coupled to the case and fans via a removable cable, where moistures accumulated inside the instrument are desired to be removed by while in the storage case when the instrument is not in use. | 05-08-2014 |
20140137422 | HAND DRYER - The invention relates to a hand dryer for drying a user's hands by means of an airflow discharged through an air outlet on the hand dryer. The airflow is generated by a motor-driven fan unit. The hand dryer comprises a plurality of air intakes, the air intakes being connected to the fan unit to form a plurality of parallel air-intake paths. Each air intake path is provided with a separate air-filter. The air-filters may be replaceable for individual replacement as required. | 05-22-2014 |
20140150275 | DRYER COMPRISING A DISMOUNTABLE MEMBER - The present invention relates to a dryer ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140150276 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING A DRYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150277 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING A DRYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150278 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING A DRYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150279 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING A DRYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. In the laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, lint and the like that may be contained in the hot air are removed by the filter, whereby the lint and the like can be prevented from being piled on the duct. Also, the filter is placed in a way that it is exposed into the tub, whereby the filter can be cleaned automatically while it is being driven. | 06-05-2014 |
20140165415 | LINT TRAP - A dryer lint trap has one opening operable to receive exhaust from a dryer and another opening to discharge the relatively lint free air flow into a high-rise building exhaust stack. The lint trap can remove lint with a water bath onto which dryer exhaust flows therein. The lint trap is totally sealed and the relatively lint free exhaust air is discharged into building exhaust stack by a duct that may have an in-line exhaust fan and connects to the discharge side of a bathroom exhaust fan. The in-line exhaust fan along with the bathroom exhaust fan and the dryer may be interlocked to affect simultaneous start and stop. In addition, the in-line exhaust fan works synergistically with the bathroom fan and the on-roof exhaust fan to efficiently discharge exhaust air into the atmosphere. This arrangement assures that no exhaust air is released into the living space and precludes mold generation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140165416 | Rotary-Drum Laundry Dryer - A rotary-drum laundry dryer ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140182155 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a drum rotatably supported within a cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein, a connection duct into which air inside the drum is discharged, and a discharge duct that extends in a longitudinal direction of the drum and that is connected to the connection duct. The laundry treatment apparatus also includes a filter assembly including a filter unit located in the discharge duct to filter air and an impurity remover unit configured to remove and compress impurities remaining on the filter unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182156 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a connection duct into which air inside a drum, which provides a laundry accommodation space, is discharged. The laundry treatment apparatus also includes a discharge duct configured to extend in a longitudinal direction of the drum and connected to the connection duct and a filter assembly including a filter unit located in the discharge duct to filter air and an impurity remover unit configured to remove and compress impurities remaining on the filter unit. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a drive unit secured to the impurity remover unit. The drive unit is configured to reciprocate in a longitudinal direction of the filter unit to allow the impurity remover unit to reciprocate over a predetermined area of the filter unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182157 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a connection duct into which air inside a drum, in which laundry is received, is discharged, and a discharge duct that extends in a longitudinal direction of the drum and that is connected to the connection duct. The laundry treatment apparatus also includes a filter assembly that has a filter unit located in the discharge duct and configured to filter air introduced into the discharge duct and an impurity remover unit configured to separate, from the filter unit, impurities remaining on the filter unit. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes an impurity storage device separable from the discharge duct. The impurity storage device is located below the filter unit and configured to store impurities separated from the filter unit by the impurity remover unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140208604 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet defining an external appearance of the apparatus, the cabinet having a laundry opening, a laundry accommodation module provided within the cabinet to receive laundry introduced through the laundry opening, a suction duct into which interior air from the laundry accommodation module may be introduced, a discharge duct from which the air is discharged into the laundry accommodation module, a connection duct connecting the suction duct and the discharge duct to each other, a heat exchanger provided in the connection duct, and a blower provided between the heat exchanger and the discharge duct to circulate the interior air of the laundry accommodation module. | 07-31-2014 |
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20150020399 | LAUNDRY DRYING APPARATUS - A laundry drying apparatus having a cabinet including a front panel with an opening for introduction and removal of laundry, a drying drum horizontally installed within the cabinet, and an air supply device to collect air from inside the drying drum, direct the air through ducts, and then return the air into the drying drum. The front panel includes an upper region where a door is installed and a lower region located below the upper region, and the upper region is tilted rearward by a predetermined tilt angle. | 01-22-2015 |
20160017533 | Clothes Treating Apparatus - A clothes treating apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving clothes, a discharge duct for guiding air coming from an interior of the reception unit to the outside, a filter unit including a frame that is detachably inserted into the discharge duct and a filter provided in the for filtering air, and an attachment unit to detachably couple the filter unit to the discharge duct. The attachment unit includes a body provided in the frame and configured to rotate to allow coupling between the filter unit and the discharge duct, and a coupling part located at one side of the body for selectively coupling to the discharge duct through a through hole in the frame. The body defines a body through hole passing through the body, the body through hole being configured to prevent foreign substances from remaining. | 01-21-2016 |
20160053428 | Tumble Dryer - The present invention relates to a tumble dryer ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160083895 | DRYER - Provided is a dryer. In the dryer, foreign substances such naps generated during a drying process are filtered by a filter unit, and the foreign substances attached to the filter unit are automatically removed. | 03-24-2016 |
20160115639 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - A laundry treating apparatus is provided that may include a laundry accommodation device that provides a space in which laundry may be accommodated, the laundry accommodation device having an exhaust device that exhausts air and a supply device that supplies air; a circulation passage that guides air exhausted from the exhaust device to the supply device, the circulation passage having an inlet that communicates with the exhaust device; a heat exchanger provided in the circulation passage; a filter frame provided between the heat exchanger and the inlet; a filter fixed to the filter frame and provided in the circulation passage; and a filter washer fixed to the filter frame, that supplies washing water to the filter. | 04-28-2016 |
20160115640 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS WITH DETECTING DEVICE FOR INSERTION OF FILTER - A clothes treating apparatus includes a filter insertion detecting device that detects whether a filter has been inserted in the clothes treating apparatus. The filter insertion detecting device, which is installed in a clothes drying machine or the like, may be moved in response to insertion of a filter assembly to generate a contact signal that indicates insertion of the filter assembly. | 04-28-2016 |
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