Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090049844 | Circuit Arrangement for a Peltier Module - A circuit arrangement for a Peltier module for use in a Peltier heat pump for a tumble dryer with the circuit arrangement including a Peltier module having at least one series arrangement of Peltier elements actuable by a DC voltage. Also included is a rectifier operatively associated with a power supply and at least one series arrangement of Peltier elements for producing a rectified DC voltage for use by said Peltier elements. The number of Peltier elements and the manufacturer type of Peltier elements are selected in a manner wherein the Peltier elements of the series arrangement are operated by actuating the series arrangement with the rectified power supply at an operating voltage that is suitable for the use of the Peltier module in a Peltier heat pump. | 02-26-2009 |
20090094990 | Heat Pump System, in Particular for a Household Appliance - A heat pump system including a heat pump having at least two Peltier elements arranged in series and connected to an energy supply, the heat pump system comprising an electrical dropping resistor arranged in series with the Peltier elements, wherein the Peltier elements and the dropping resistor are jointly supplied with energy by the energy supply. The heat pump system is preferably used in a household appliance, in particular a tumble drier. | 04-16-2009 |
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 |
20090113740 | Dryer with heat pump - A dryer with a drying chamber that includes a process air duct for guiding process air through the drying chamber, a heat pump with a heat sink in the process air duct and through which air can flow in an outlet air direction for cooling down the process air, and a heat source arranged in the process air duct and through which air can flow in an inlet air direction for heating up the process air. The outlet air direction and the inlet air direction are substantially parallel to one another. The heat sink and the heat source are in a plane substantially perpendicular to the outlet air direction and to the inlet air direction alongside one another. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119943 | Vented dryer with heat recovery and condensate pan and method for operation thereof - The invention relates to a vented dryer having a drying chamber for items to be dried, a supply air duct for supply air, in which is situated a heater for heating the supply air and the heated supply air (process air) can be directed by means of a first fan over the items to be dried, an exhaust air duct, a motor for driving the drying chamber, a first heat exchanger in the exhaust air duct and a condensate pan arranged beneath the first heat exchanger, whereby the vented dryer has first means for the discharge of warm air from a housing interior surrounding the motor toward the condensate pan and away across the latter. The invention also relates to a method for the operation of this vented dryer. | 05-14-2009 |
20090139107 | Exhaust air dryer with a heat pump and a first fan - The invention relates to an exhaust air dryer with a drying compartment for objects to be dried, a supply air duct upstream of the drying compartment, a first fan for the supply of process air from a supply air inlet to the drying compartment and to an exhaust air outlet, an exhaust air duct between the drying compartment and the exhaust air outlet and a heat pump, with a heat sink in the exhaust air duct and a heat source in the supply air duct, characterized in that the first fan in the supply air duct is arranged between the supply air inlet and the heat source and a second fan in the supply air duct is arranged between the heat source and the drying compartment. | 06-04-2009 |
20090165328 | Dryer, set up for operation drawing of electric power, and method for operating it - The invention relates to a dryer having a drying chamber, a process air channel in which is located a heater for heating the process air and wherein the heated process air can be ducted into the drying chamber by means of a blower, a motor and a controller, which dryer is set up for operation drawing an electric power that never exceeds a pre-specified value P | 07-02-2009 |
20090188660 | Heating apparatus for a household appliance for the care of laundry items and method for operating such a heating apparatus - A household appliance for the care of laundry items, which heating apparatus is embodied for generating heat by combusting gaseous media and has a device for supplying the gaseous medium to a burner, wherein a means is provided which is thermally coupled to the burner and the device and is embodied for changing a temperature of the device in order to control the flow of the medium through the device, in particular the metering unit of the device. The invention also relates to a method for operating a heating apparatus for a household appliance for the care of laundry items, in particular a gas laundry dryer. | 07-30-2009 |
20100005678 | EXHAUST AIR DRYER WITH A HEAT EXCHANGER - An exhaust air dryer includes a process airflow entering from outside as supply air, which removes moisture from laundry introduced in a treatment compartment and which emerges to the outside as exhaust air through an air outlet, a heat exchanger between the treatment compartment and the air outlet, seen in the airflow direction, which removes heat from the process airflow, while forming condensate, a dispersal device arranged downstream of the treatment compartment in the airflow direction and in front of the air outlet, which adds at least part of the formed condensate to the exhaust air, and a hydrophilic body belonging to the dispersal device, which projects into the process airflow and is impinged upon by condensate. | 01-14-2010 |