Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
034130000 | With gas or vapor flow for contact with treated material | 83 |
20090071029 | DOMESTIC CLOTHES DRIER WITH TWIN FAN - Dryer with a drum ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090126218 | Condensation washer-dryer - A condensation washer-dryer, in particular, the air-guiding process. The base module is used to receive function parts and components of the air guide and is closed on the rear side by means of a process air cover and forms a plastic, stable support structure for the washer-dryer. The connecting surfaces are large and extend, preferably, over the entire width of the washer-dryer. Due to said embodiment, air guiding channels are formed in a simple manner on the rear side of the base module and the housing of the process air ventilator is closed on the rear side. Sealing elements are no longer required due to said welding of said type of connection and an exceptionally high mechanical rigidity is obtained. | 05-21-2009 |
20090139108 | DRYER DRUM VANE - A dryer has complex angled surfaces and a plurality of grip elements thereon. The angled surfaces have varying angles of inclination relative to a base of the dryer vane and the characteristics of the grip elements vary in relation to the angle of inclination of the surface portions upon which they are disposed. The grip elements may protrude from the vane surfaces and the height of the grip elements may vary in relation to the varying angle of inclination of the surfaces. Taller grip elements may be provided on the less inclined surfaces and shorter grip elements may be provided on the more inclined surfaces. | 06-04-2009 |
20090260248 | Clothes dryer with thermal insulation pad - A clothes dryer has a thermal insulation pad placed in a confined space in the dryer cabinet between the blower fan housing and the dryer cabinet side wall closest to the blower fan housing. The thermal insulation pad is press fit into the space so as to take up much of the volume of the confined space preventing the accumulation of dust or lint over time in the confined space while also preventing the flow of oxygen to the confined space. Accordingly, the thermal insulation pad reduces the risk of a fire starting in the confined area of the dryer cabinet between the blower wheel housing and the adjacent side wall of the cabinet. A thermal insulation pad also acts as sound insulation. | 10-22-2009 |
20090277035 | DRYING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A drying machine is disclosed. The drying machine includes a selectively rotatable drum receiving an object to be dried, a steam supply member having one side connected to a steam generator and the other side connected to the drum, and a swirler installed in the steam supply member at a predetermined position for swirling steam flowing through the steam supply member. A method for controlling the drying machine includes heating a drum, supplying steam generated in a steam generator into the drum, and supplying hot air into the drum. The drying machine having the above described configuration can efficiently eliminate creases of clothes. | 11-12-2009 |
20090320312 | DRYER COMPRISING A HEAT SINK AND A CONDENSATE CONTAINER - A dryer includes a drying chamber, a process air guide that guides process air along the articles to pick up humidity from them, a heat sink in the process air guide that precipitates humidity from the process air as a condensate, and a condensate collector with a condensate container having an insert that is permeable to the condensate and that projects through an opening into the condensate container for transferring the condensate to and from the condensate container. The insert includes a first filter that filters particles from the condensate prior to storing the condensate in the condensate container. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005680 | DUCTLESS DRYER - A ductless dryer includes a sealing unit for preventing a leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion. The sealing unit includes a sealing protrusion formed at the filter, a sealing recess disposed at a filter installation duct of the circulation duct for inserting the sealing protrusion thereinto, and a sealing member inserted into the sealing recess and contacting the sealing protrusion. Accordingly, the ductless dryer according to the present invention can prevent the leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion and the malfunction of the ductless dryer by leaked lint, thereby enhancing reliability of the dryer. | 01-14-2010 |
20100083521 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine includes a cabinet and a partition wall dividing an inner space of the cabinet into a first space for main laundry treatment and a second space for auxiliary laundry treatment. An air supply unit is provided outside of the second space and supplies a downward airflow into the second space. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088918 | Clothing dryer - A clothing dryer including a rotating drum, a shelf installed inside the rotating drum, and a support member, which is rotatably installed at a rear end of the shelf such that the shelf is supported by a rear surface of the rotating drum. The rear end of the shelf is installed on a rear surface of the rotating drum through the support member, so that the shelf is more stably installed inside the rotating drum. | 04-15-2010 |
20100162586 | LAUNDRY DRIER - A laundry drier is provided. The laundry drier includes a base, a drying drum, a front cover, a back cover, a top cover, and side covers. The base includes an air passage in the inside of the base, and at least one discharge port for discharging air that has flowed into the air passage. The drying drum is provided above the base and receives the laundry. The front cover is mounted in front of the drying drum, and the back cover is mounted in the rear side of the drying drum. The top cover is mounted above the drying drum, and the side covers are mounted in the lateral sides of the drying drum and have at least two discharge holes. | 07-01-2010 |
20110154678 | DRYER - A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet, a front supporter disposed at an open side of the drum, a steam generator disposed inside the cabinet and generating steam, and a nozzle unit coupled to the front supporter and spraying the steam generated by the steam generator toward a plurality of regions inside the drum. | 06-30-2011 |
20110277336 | Clothes dryer - A device and method for cleaning a lint filter in a clothes dryer. The clothes dryer includes an air channel connected to a drum to supply air into the drum and to guide air discharged from the drum, a dehumidification unit disposed in the air channel to condense moisture contained in the air discharged from the drum, a waterspout to collect condensed water created by the dehumidification unit, a filter to filter lint from the air discharged from the drum, a cleaning nozzle to spray water to the filter to remove the lint from the filter, a recovery water tank to receive water from the waterspout, and a cleaning water tank connected to the recovery water tank to receive water from the recovery water tank and to supply the water to the cleaning nozzle. | 11-17-2011 |
20130081296 | BLOWER FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A blower for supplying and exiting the air to and from a treating chamber of a clothes dryer. | 04-04-2013 |
20130269202 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR LAUNDRY DRYER - The present invention relates to a household appliance, in particular a laundry dryer comprising a bi-directionally rotating drum to accommodate laundry to be dried, a generator of hot air circulating inside said drum, and a blower to supply said hot air into said drum. It is provided for according to the invention that a channel ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130276322 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR WITH PLANAR WINDOW ELEMENT AND PROJECTION - A laundry treating appliance treats a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation. A rotatable drum defines a treating chamber and includes an open face through which access is provided to the treating chamber. An air system supplies air to and exhausts air from the treating chamber and includes an airflow portal adjacent the open face and in fluid communication with the treating chamber. A door includes a panel with a flat surface, the door selectively movable to prevent access through the open face, and the flat surface facing the treating chamber when the door closes the open face. A deflector extends away from the flat surface and at least partially overlies the airflow portal when the door closes the open face. The deflector deflects items in the laundry load away from the airflow portal when the door is closed. | 10-24-2013 |
20140150281 | LAUNDRY DRYER - The present invention refers to a laundry dryer having a removable front casing panel ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140165417 | DEHUMIDIFYING APPARATUS FOR DRYER - A dehumidifying apparatus for a dryer is provided that includes a case, a drum disposed inside the case that receives objects to be dried therein, and a hot air supplier that supplies hot air into the drum and dries the objects to be dried. The dehumidifying apparatus includes a heat exchanger that heat exchanges with air flowing from the drum, and an injection nozzle portion disposed between the hot air supplier and the heat exchanger so as to inject a certain jet. When gas introduced into the dehumidifying apparatus from the drum passes through the jet, foreign substances such as lint, contained in the gas may be separated, thereby preventing accumulation of the foreign substances on the dehumidifying apparatus. | 06-19-2014 |
20140182159 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine is provided with a discharge part arranged in a drum not only to cause movement of the laundry in the drum but also to directly supply, to the laundry, the air supplied to the drum through an air supply unit when the drum rotates. | 07-03-2014 |
20140338213 | LAUNDRY DRYER HAVING A TEMPERATURE-ACTIVATED AIR-FLOW BLOCKING UNIT - The invention relates to a laundry dryer, in particular a domestic laundry dryer, which has a drum intended for laundry to be dried. The drum is provided with at least one air line for supplying air or discharging air. The laundry dryer is characterized in that the air line can be closed by means of a temperature-activated air-flow blocking unit, which contains an expansion material that expands at a temperature caused by a fire to such an extent that the air line is closed thereby. | 11-20-2014 |
20150040417 | TUMBLE DRYER WITH A SUCTION-ASSISTED LOADING DEVICE - The tumble dryer includes a rotary drum ( | 02-12-2015 |
034131000 | Recirculation of treating gas or vapor | 2 |
20100307020 | Heat Exchanger for a Dryer, Especially for a Domestic Dryer - A heat exchanger ( | 12-09-2010 |
20120090190 | TUMBLE TYPE DRYING DEVICE WITH THERMAL FLOW RETURNING STRUCTURE - The present invention aims at the drum dryer drying the rolling clothes by the electric heating thermal energy, and a thermal flow recycling structure is further installed at an air intake flowpath of the room temperature air flow for introducing the discharged hot air, for mixing and preheating the intake air flow by the thermal energy of the introduced discharged hot air, so as to reduce the thermal energy loss. | 04-19-2012 |
034132000 | With heating means | 52 |
20080307667 | Dryer - One type of dryer, namely a laundry dryer ( | 12-18-2008 |
20090094852 | CLOTHES DRYER - A clothes dryer has a heat pump. In drying operation, that portion of an airflow path which is between a rotating container and an evaporator is opened and air in the rotating container is circulated through the airflow path. In cooling the place where the dryer is placed, a discharge airflow path running from that portion of the airflow path which is between the rotating container and the evaporator to the outside of the dryer is opened, and air introduced from an air inlet is passed through the evaporator and discharged from a discharge airflow path, and at the same time, a condenser is cooled by a cooling device. | 04-16-2009 |
20090113742 | DRYER HAVING INTAKE DUCT WITH HEATER INTEGRATED THEREIN - Disclosed herein is a dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct capable of reducing thermal loss and preventing overheating of the dryer. The dryer includes a support panel having a through-hole, an intake duct communicating with the through-hole, a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum, and a heat exchanging part transferring heat of the heated air into the drum. | 05-07-2009 |
20090113743 | DRYER HAVING INTAKE DUCT WITH HEATER INTEGRATED THEREIN - Disclosed herein is a dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct capable of reducing thermal loss and preventing overheating of the dryer. The dryer includes a support panel having a through-hole, an intake duct communicating with the through-hole, a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum, and an extended part configured to cause the heated air to be supplied into the drum after bypassing the extended part. | 05-07-2009 |
20090165324 | DRYER HAVING GAS HEATER - A dryer includes a nozzle communicated with a gas pipe for supplying gas; a gas injection passage which is provided in the nozzle and through which the gas is injected; and an air intake passage provided in the nozzle so as to be communicated with the gas injection passage, wherein a cross section of the gas injection passage is smaller than a cross section of the air intake passage. | 07-02-2009 |
20090241363 | Dryer With Reduced Noise Generation, Fan and Impeller Suitable Therefor, and Method for Producing The impeller - A dryer is provided that includes a drum for drying wet laundry via contact of the laundry with process air, an air inlet duct operable to convey process air to the drum, an outlet duct operable to convey process air that has exited the drum, a heating device located in the inlet air duct, and a fan containing an impeller. The fan applies a motive power to process air to effect flow of process air and the impeller has oblique blades. | 10-01-2009 |
20090320313 | LAUNDRY DRYER - The present invention relates to a laundry dryer having an improved structure, which can remove wrinkles of laundry during a drying cycle after washing. A dryer includes a cabinet in which various parts are installed; a drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet, the drum holding laundry therein; a heater that heats air to supply hot air to the drum; a steam generator that generates steam to supply the steam to the drum; a water container that has an outlet to supply water to the steam generator; a water supply path provided between the steam generator and the water container; and a contact prevention part that prevents the remaining water of the water container or the water supply path from contacting with the various parts provided in the cabinet, wherein the remaining water is the water remaining in the water container or the water supply path when the water container is detached from the water supply path. | 12-31-2009 |
20100115784 | MULTIPLE LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a multiple laundry treating machine and a control method thereof. The multiple laundry treating machine includes a body ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100170101 | CLOTH DRYER - A cloth dryer includes heat-pump ( | 07-08-2010 |
20110099834 | HEAT DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A FABRIC CARE APPLIANCE - A drying machine includes a housing; a drying compartment assembly including a drum having a drum pressure; a guide apparatus for guiding air in a path; an air moving apparatus for moving air through the guide apparatus; a heating apparatus for heating air moving through the guide apparatus; power means for providing power to components of the dryer including at least the drying compartment assembly, guide apparatus, air moving apparatus, heating apparatus, and control apparatus; a control apparatus for controlling at least one of the drying compartment assembly, the guide apparatus, the air moving apparatus, the heating apparatus, the power means; and, restrictor means for restricting the air flow rate through the guide apparatus entering the drum whereby the drum pressure is more than trivially lower than ambient air pressure. | 05-05-2011 |
20110099835 | CLOTHES DRYER - An apparatus for drying clothes includes a body having an inner space, a first dryer rotatably arranged in the inner space to dry a first load of laundry while the first load is tumbled, and a second dryer to dry a second load of laundry without tumbling. The second dryer uses air discharged from the first dryer to dry the second load of laundry. | 05-05-2011 |
20110154679 | AMBIENT AIR SUPPLY DRYER - A flexible duct system for providing hot ambient air to a clothes dryer comprising: an attic transfer duct assembly, where a first end of said attic transfer duct assembly extends into an attic area to access ambient air; a connecting duct assembly, where the connecting duct assembly connects to the clothes dryer; and a means to connect the transfer duct assembly to the connecting duct assembly, where said means transfers ambient air from the attic to the clothes dryer. In one exemplary embodiment, the means to connect includes an elbow connector. In most applications, the connecting duct assembly attaches to a dryer manifold within the clothes dryer, where the air flow through the dryer manifold transfers through a heating element and into the tumbling area of the dryer. In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the heating element may include an off and on switch. | 06-30-2011 |
20110154680 | DRYER HAVING CIRCULATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes a circulation duct connecting an intake duct supplying heated air into a drum receiving laundry to an exhaust duct guiding the air discharged from the drum to an outside of the dryer; a door provided to the circulation duct to open or close the circulation duct; and a drive unit enabling an opening or closing operation of the door. | 06-30-2011 |
20110219637 | DRUM DRYER WITH HEAT RECOVERY SWITCHING FABRIC - The present invention aims at the drum dryer drying the rolling clothes by the electric heating thermal energy, and a heat exchanging unit with heat recovery function is further installed between the room temperature air flow and the discharged hot air, for preheating the intake air flow by the thermal energy of the discharged hot air through the heat exchanging unit, to reduce the thermal energy loss. | 09-15-2011 |
20120005915 | CLOTHES DRYER HAVING A STEAM GENERATOR USING A HOT AIR HEATER - A dryer having a steam generator having high energy efficiency and incurring a low fabrication cost is disclosed. The dryer includes: a drum rotatably mounted in the interior of a main body and accommodating the laundry; a duct guiding air supplied to the drum; a heater assembly provided within the duct and heating air supplied to the drum; and a steam generator disposed to be adjacent to the heater assembly and generating steam to be supplied to the drum by using heat generated by the heater assembly. | 01-12-2012 |
20140059877 | CLOTHING DRYER - A clothing dryer including a rear duct having an intake port and a lower duct connected to the intake port to guide air to the rear duct. The lower duct is elastically supported by elastic support protrusions extending from the rear duct. Even when vibration generated during the operation of the clothing dryer is transmitted to the lower duct or the rear duct, therefore, noise generated due to collision between the lower duct and the rear duct is suppressed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140115913 | 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. The laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a circulating drying machine that supplies the hot air to an object to be dried, so as to remove water, and then condenses the water from the hot air and heats the condensed water to supply the heat to the object to be dried. At this time, condensing may be carried out using natural convection. | 05-01-2014 |
20150020402 | Clothes Dryer - A clothes dryer capable of minimizing heat energy loss and increasing energy efficiency includes a cabinet, a drum provided within the cabinet, an exhaust duct through which air discharged from the drum is discharged out of the cabinet, an intake duct through which air is guided to the drum, a heating portion which heats air introduced into the intake duct, a heat exchanger provided within the exhaust duct and having a first heat exchange space in which air discharged from the drum exchanges heat with air introduced from the inside or outside of the cabinet into the exhaust duct, and a preheating member including a second heat exchange space through which air passing through the heat exchanger is guided to the intake duct so that air flowing into the intake duct via the heat exchanger exchanges heat with heat radiated from the intake duct in the second heat exchange space. | 01-22-2015 |
20160047080 | Hybrid Recirculating/Vented Tumble Dryer With Purposeful Fresh Air Inlet At Drying Chamber - A hybrid vented tumble dryer which includes a drying chamber such as a rotatable drum, a heater, a process air fan, a recirculation duct, and a process air circuit configured to recirculate process air through the dryer. The dryer may include first and second drum seal gaskets located between the drum and first and second bulkheads, respectively. In some embodiments, the recirculation duct is in closed fluid communication with the heater. In other embodiments, the process air circuit is configured such that substantially the only fresh air which enters the process air circuit enters directly into the drying chamber prior to passing through the heater, or such that substantially the only fresh air which enters the process air circuit enters the process air circuit, in an airflow direction of the process air moving through the process air circuit, after the heater and before an outlet of the drying chamber. | 02-18-2016 |
20160115641 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS - Provided is a clothes treating apparatus that includes a cabinet that defines an outer appearance of the clothes treating apparatus, a clothes receiving device provided in the cabinet and configured to receive clothes therein, a hot air supply device provided with a heat exchanger to heat air supplied into the clothes receiving device and a compressor connected to the heat exchanger to compress a refrigerant, and a bracket assembly provided in the cabinet to support the compressor. The bracket assembly may include a main bracket having a compressor accommodation region in which the compressor is accommodated and a sub-bracket that extends from the main bracket. | 04-28-2016 |
034595000 | With drum or receptacle enclosing housing | 27 |
20090071033 | DUCTLESS TYPE CLOTHES DRIER - A ductless type clothes drier comprises: a heat pump system including a condenser configured to supply hot air into the drum, and an evaporator configured to remove moisture inside air exhausted from the drum; and a lint removing unit configured to inject water to the evaporator so that lint on the evaporator can be removed. | 03-19-2009 |
20110209357 | CONDENSATION DRYER WITH A HOUSING - A condensation dryer includes a housing having a wall area which forms a rear side, and a process air circuit for circulating process air. The process air circuit has a first section outside the housing and running along the wall area and a remaining second section inside the housing. The first section which is located at the wall area is formed by a profile part placed on the wall area and is covered by a hood placed in sealing fashion on the wall area. A fan is arranged in the process air circuit for circulating the process air, and a drying chamber is arranged in the process air circuit for holding objects to be dried. A heat pump is disposed in the housing and includes a heat sink which is thermally coupled to the process air circuit, and a heat source, which is thermally coupled to the process air circuit. | 09-01-2011 |
20140237849 | DRYER APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR REDUCING TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AT OUTLETS OF A DUCT - A dryer appliance is provided. The dryer appliance includes a drum that defines a chamber for receipt of articles for drying and a heating assembly for generating heated air for the chamber of the drum. A duct extends between and fluidly connects the chamber of the drum and the heating assembly. The duct includes outlets for directing heated air from the heating assembly into the chamber of the drum and also includes features for reducing temperature gradients at outlets of the duct. | 08-28-2014 |
20160083893 | Top of an Appliance for Drying Laundry Providing Drying Air Recirculation and Moisture Condensation | 03-24-2016 |
20180023242 | CLOTHES DRYER | 01-25-2018 |
20190145043 | DRYER APPLIANCES INCLUDING AN AIR CIRCULATION DUCT | 05-16-2019 |
034596000 | Combined washer-dryer | 1 |
20090064533 | WASHER-DRYER | 03-12-2009 |
034597000 | With material conditioner dispenser | 3 |
20100024245 | Tumble Dryer Dispenser - A device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising a reservoir for storing a fabric treatment composition and transfer means to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to airflow generated inside the tumble drier and/or to directly contact fabrics in the dryer, thereby transferring a portion of the fabric treatment composition into contact with fabrics in the tumble dryer during a tumble drying cycle; characterised in that the transfer means comprises compressed foam. | 02-04-2010 |
20100083532 | NOZZLE AND ADDITIVE SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT FOR A TEXTILES TREATMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to a nozzle arrangement ( | 04-08-2010 |
20110277343 | DISPENSING VESSEL FOR CLOTHES DRYER - A dispensing vessel for introducing moisture into a clothes drying environment includes a sponge-like core configured to at least temporarily retain a moistening substance therein, a generally oblong-shaped cover substantially surrounding the core and retaining the core in a compressed condition, and a moistening substance retained within the core. The cover includes a fill opening defined therethrough, the fill opening providing access to an interior of the cover from an exterior of the cover, a plurality of protuberances spaced generally evenly from one another, each protuberance having a generally conical shape, and one or more dispensing openings, each dispensing opening disposed at a distal end of a protuberance of the plurality of protuberances, and each dispensing opening providing access to an exterior of the cover from an interior of the cover. Furthermore, each of the dispensing openings is not positioned generally opposite the fill opening. | 11-17-2011 |
034601000 | And supporting, driving, sealing, or bearing means for drum | 6 |
20080235984 | Dryer - A drying machine in which a rotary drum is stably supported is disclosed. The drying machine includes a cabinet; a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet for containing laundry to be dried; a first housing connected to the drum; a second housing connected to the first housing; first and second bearings respectively provided in the first and second housings; and a shaft supported by the first and second bearings, and rotatably connected to the drum. | 10-02-2008 |
20090158616 | LAUNDRY DRYER HAVING THREE ROLLER DRUM SUPPORT SYSTEM AND REVERSING IDLER ASSEMBLY - A laundry dryer includes a cylindrical drum shell mounted for rotation on front and rear stationary bulkheads of the dryer. A drive system is configured to rotate the drum in first and second opposite directions. Three rollers are arranged about a lower portion of the drum circumference, on the rear bulkhead, to stably support the rotatable drum during rotation in the first and second directions. The arrangement can also avoid potential flexing and distortion of a cylindrical drum shell of relatively large diameter. In addition, a reversing idler assembly is provided for maintaining proper tension on a drive belt during drum rotation in the two directions. The assembly provides a biased mount for two pulleys on a pair of arms integrally formed with a spring as a single piece, in lieu of separate articulated mounting arms and a separate biasing spring. | 06-25-2009 |
20090320323 | DEVICE WITH A DRUM AND FLEXIBLE BELTS - This device comprises a drum having a lateral surface through which fluid can pass, and two flexible belts ( | 12-31-2009 |
20140250719 | DRYER APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR LIMITING AIR LEAKAGES - A dryer appliance is provided. The dryer appliance includes a cabinet and a drum mounted therein. The dryer appliance also includes a heating assembly. A duct extends between the heating assembly and an opening defined by a back wall of the drum. A seal is positioned at the opening of the back wall and extends between the duct and the back wall of the drum. | 09-11-2014 |
20150330553 | LAUNDRY DRYER WITH FIRE-RESISTANT SHIELDING - A laundry dryer includes a cabinet, a rotatable drum within the cabinet, a plurality of rollers rotatably supporting the rotatable drum, a process air moisture condensing device provided in a casing in a basement of the laundry dryer, and a water pipe operatively connected to at least one component of the condensing device. The laundry dryer comprises at least one fire-protection shield which contains a fire or burning within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. Accordingly to some aspects, the fire-protection shield includes a fire-resistant roller cover which covers a majority of a face of a corresponding roller such that the corresponding roller is shielded from a fire within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. According to other aspects, the fire-protection device includes a fire-resistant pipe covering configured to shield the water pipe from the fire or other burning within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. | 11-19-2015 |
20160115637 | IMPELLER HOUSING FOR AN APPLIANCE - A housing for receiving an impeller is provided. The housing includes a transition duct that extends between a volute of the housing and an exhaust exit of the housing. The transition duct defines a bend between the volute of the housing and the exhaust exit of the housing. Cross-sections of the transition duct upstream and downstream of the transition duct define a substantially rectilinear shape. A related dryer appliance is also provided. | 04-28-2016 |
034602000 | Specific drum structure | 1 |
20150368852 | VIBRATION DAMPING SYSTEM - Clothes driers include a cabinet, a rotatable drum mounted inside the cabinet, and one or more vibration dumpers mounted to the rotatable drum. The vibration dampers may be mounted inside the drum, between baffles and the drum. The vibration dampers may be attached to the rotatable drum, such that a largest dimension of the vibration dampers extends in a direction of length of the rotatable drum. The vibration dumpers may be configured to shift acoustic energy generated at the front of the drum toward the rear of the drum. | 12-24-2015 |
034603000 | Specific housing structure | 6 |
20080196268 | FILTER CLEANING APPARATUS AND DUCTLESS DRYER IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - Disclosed is a filter cleaning apparatus and a ductless dryer adopting the same, the dryer having a main body, a drum rotatably mounted at the main body, a hot air supplying unit supplying hot air into the drum, a heat exchanger condensing and removing moisture contained in air exhausted from the drum, a circulation duct conducing the air exhausted from the drum to the heat exchanger, a filter installed in the circulation duct and filtering foreign substances contained in the air discharged from the drum, and a filter cleaning apparatus removing the foreign substances caught by the filter, thereby enhancing a user's convenience and reducing indoor air contamination which may occur in the course of removing the foreign substances. | 08-21-2008 |
20090064534 | Clothes dryer door hinge - A clothes dryer has a reclined front panel and a door mounted thereto by a hinge assembly. The assembly has a support plate and a pivoting member. The support plate is mounted to the rear of the front panel and has upper and lower hinge locating seat portions respectively recessed from the reclined front panel by first and second predetermined distances. The pivoting member has first and second end portions pivotally connected together along a vertical axis. The first end portion is mounted to the door. The second end portion is mounted with the front panel via the support plate. The second end portion has upper and lower horizontally extending arms respectively connected to the upper and lower hinge locating seat portions. The arms have lengths chosen relative to the first and second predetermined distances so as to vertically locate the vertical axis adjacent the reclined front panel. | 03-12-2009 |
20090158617 | FLOW ENHANCING AIR DUCT AND GRILL FOR LAUNDRY DRYER - A flow enhancing air grill for a laundry dryer includes a plurality of apertures through which air flows from a rotatable drum to an air duct. The air grill is positioned over the air duct and extends beyond the air duct. In addition, a primary surface of the air grill is positioned in spaced overlying relationship to a front bulkhead surface so as to form a gap between the primary air grill surface and the underlying front bulkhead surface. The air grill may extend arcuately in conformance to the circular shape of an access port of the dryer in which it is positioned, up inclined wall surfaces of the access port. The arrangement reduces airflow obstruction by allowing adequate air flow in the event the portion of the air grill directly overlying the air duct inlet becomes covered by items of the laundry load. | 06-25-2009 |
20160101303 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND DRYER WITH NONWOVEN MATERIAL - A non-woven fabric includes flame retardant fibers and binding material mixed with the flame retardant fibers. The binding material sets a thickness of the fabric. Application of a flame to the fabric causes the binding material to degrade and the flame retardant fibers to expand to prevent a flame from passing through a hole in a wall of an appliance, a building, or an appliance and/or to protect wiring of an appliance, a building, or an appliance. | 04-14-2016 |
20160194815 | LAUNDRY DRYING APPARATUS | 07-07-2016 |
20220136165 | FRAME ASSEMBLY OF CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS - A frame assembly of a clothes treatment apparatus and a clothes treatment apparatus are disclosed. The frame assembly includes: a support frame forming an accommodation space for accommodating a clothes treatment drum; a support structure connected to the support frame and supporting the clothes treatment drum; and a limiting structure arranged on the support frame and cooperating with the support structure to limit displacement of the support structure. | 05-05-2022 |
034604000 | Including gas or vapor circulating means | 4 |
20120260520 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine including a drying function for drying laundry items received therein is provided. The washing machine may include an air circulating device that circulates air through a tub of the washing machine and heats air for re-supply to the tub, and an air discharge device that discharges a portion of moist air from the tub to an outside of the tub. | 10-18-2012 |
20130042500 | DRYER - A dryer is provided. The dryer ( | 02-21-2013 |
20130333240 | STEAM DRIER - A steam drier including a rotatable elongated drum ( | 12-19-2013 |
034605000 | Suction means | 1 |
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034134000 | Heat exchange and/or gas or vapor conducting conduits in drum or receptacle | 5 |
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20100263225 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING A FIRST AIR CONDUIT AND A HEAT PUMP - A household appliance including a housing; a drying chamber to dry wet articles in the drying chamber; and a first air conduit to guide process air drawn into the housing to dry the wet articles. The household appliance also has a heat pump that includes a heat sink to transfer heat into the heat pump; a heat source coupled to the first air conduit to transfer the heat from the heat pump into the process air; and a heat transfer device to transfer the heat from the heat sink to the heat source. A second air conduit is coupled to the heat sink to guide secondary air drawn into the housing. The heat sink transfers the heat from the secondary air into the heat pump. | 10-21-2010 |
20100281707 | EXHAUST AIR DRYER HAVING FAN - An exhaust air dryer having a housing that encloses an inner space, wherein the following structures are arranged in the inner space: a drying chamber for items to be dried; a supply air duct between a first supply air inlet and the drying chamber to supply air; a heater to heat the supply air in the supply air duct; a fan to guide heated supply air through the drying chamber; and an exhaust air duct arranged between the drying chamber and an exhaust air outlet on the housing to exhaust air. The fan is a dual-flow fan having a first flow path and a second flow path, wherein the first flow path is arranged in the exhaust air duct and the second flow path is arranged in the supply air duct. | 11-11-2010 |
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20110167664 | Home Laundry Drier - A home laundry drier ( | 07-14-2011 |
034138000 | Gas or vapor conducting conduits in drum or receptacle | 5 |
20090071030 | LAUNDRY DRYER - A laundry dryer is provided. The laundry dryer includes a drying drum ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090113744 | Clothing dryer - Disclosed is a clothing dryer comprising a drum in which a drying object is contained, an exhaust duct connected to the drum and exhausting air in the drum, a blowing fan mounted at an intermediate portion of the exhaust duct and configured to move air, a fan housing receiving the blowing fan and a cut-off bracket mounted in the fan housing. As bracket fixing means are formed at the fan housing so as to prevent one end of the cut-off bracket from coming into contact with the blowing fan, it is capable of mounting the fan housing at its original position even though the cut-off bracket is thermally deformed and of preventing air volume from decreasing. | 05-07-2009 |
20090165325 | DUCT FOR DRYER - A duct for a dryer includes an intake duct provided with a discharge part formed with a discharge hole for discharging air therethrough and a coupling hole formed around the discharge part; and a contact prevention part seated in the coupling hole and spaced apart from the discharge part. | 07-02-2009 |
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20150082653 | DRYER APPLIANCE WITH AN IMPELLER ASSEMBLY - The present subject matter provides a dryer appliance. The dryer appliance includes an impeller assembly. The impeller assembly is rotatable about an axis of rotation in order to urge a flow of air through a drum of the dryer appliance. The impeller assembly includes a base plate and an annular front plate spaced apart from the base plate. A plurality of blades extends between the base plate and the annular front plate. The size and position of the base plate, the annular front plate and the plurality of blades relative to one another can assist with urging the flow of air through the drum of the dryer appliance. | 03-26-2015 |
034139000 | With drum or receptacle enclosing housing | 4 |
20090113745 | Dryer - A laundry machine, more particularly, a dryer is disclosed. A dryer includes a cabinet, a drum in which a drying object is held, a steam generation device to supply steam to the drum, a water supply device to supply water to the steam generation device in order to generate steam, an additive holding part in which an additive is held, and an additive supply device to supply the additive held in the additive holding part to the drum. | 05-07-2009 |
20090193678 | CLOTHES DRYER DRIVE AND BLOWER SYSTEM - An automatic clothes dryer having separately driven drum and blower. | 08-06-2009 |
20140157613 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE - A fan assembly for an appliance is provided. The fan assembly includes a first plurality of blades and a second plurality of blades. Performance of the appliance can be improved and uniform fan assembly performance over a wide range of pressures can be provided by including the first and second pluralities of blades. | 06-12-2014 |
20160090682 | IMPELLER HOUSING FOR AN APPLIANCE - A housing for receiving an impeller is provided. The housing includes a transition duct that extends between a volute of the housing and an exhaust exit of the housing. Cross-sections of the transition duct continuously vary from an inlet cross-section of the transition duct to an outlet cross-section of the transition duct along a length of the transition duct. A related dryer appliance is also provided. | 03-31-2016 |