Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090071028 | DEVICE FOR RETAINING MATERIAL FOR DRYING - A device for retaining material for drying in a static position within a drying device with a preferably rotating drum. The material for drying may be positioned such that the surface of the material for drying exposed to a dry air stream is maximized. A spacer with an at least partly flexible embodiment is provided, on which the material for drying may be arranged and which may be placed in an essentially curved form, along with the material for drying, such that overlapping regions of the material for drying are arranged at a radial separation from each other. | 03-19-2009 |
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 |
20090165330 | Domestic appliance for the care of items of washing and method for removal of lint from such a domestic appliance - The invention relates to a domestic appliance for care of items of washing, with a drum for receiving the items of washing and a process air supply through which process air is able to be directed to and through the drum, a lint filter, which is arranged in the direction of flow of the process air after the drum and is embodied for filtering the lint contained in the process air and a sensor for detecting at least one parameter of the process air, with the lint filter and the sensor being arranged so that lint collected on the sensor can be automatically removed by the lint filter when the lint filter is removed from its installation position in the domestic appliance. The invention also relates to a method for removing lint from a domestic appliance for the care of items of washing. | 07-02-2009 |
20100011608 | EXHAUST AIR DRYER WITH HEAT EXCHANGER - An exhaust air dryer with a drying chamber for items to be dried. The dryer includes a process air fan, a heat exchanger which includes a heat source, a heat sink of a heat pump, and a flushing device for flushing of a first inflow surface of the heat source and a second inflow surface of the heat sink with a liquid which is assigned to the heat source and the heat sink for removing of soil; and air ducts interconnecting the drying chamber, the process air fan, and the heat exchanger for conducting process air. | 01-21-2010 |
20100132216 | DRYER WITH A HEAT PUMP AND AN ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT AND ALSO A METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - The invention relates to a dryer with a drying chamber for the items to be dried, a process air duct, a fan in the process air duct, a heat pump with a heat sink and a heat source thermally coupled to the process air duct, and also an electrical heating element. The electrical heating element is arranged in the direct vicinity of the heat source, with a first distance between the electrical heating element and the heat source being smaller than a second distance between the electrical heating element and an entry for the process air into the drying chamber. The invention also relates to a method for operating this dryer. | 06-03-2010 |
20100139366 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR TREATING LAUNDRY - The invention relates to a laundry treatment appliance laundry treatment appliance including a container to hold laundry items, and an odor sensor with at least two gas sensors that are different in respect of their reaction to different chemical characteristics of a predetermined gas or gas mixture. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146809 | CONDENSATION DRYER AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A condensation dryer includes a drying chamber for objects to be dried, a process air channel, a heater in the process air channel for heating the process air, a heat exchanger in the process air channel for cooling the process air after passing through the drying chamber, a fan in the process air channel for conveying the process air, a rinsing container connected to a water supply, and a controller. | 06-17-2010 |
20110198405 | DRYER HAVING A HEAT PUMP, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING A ROOM - A dryer is provided that includes a drying chamber for items to be dried; a supply air duct; a process air duct; an exhaust air duct; and a heat pump having a heat sink and a heat source, wherein the supply air duct and the exhaust air duct can be connected to each other through a recirculating air duct by means of a mechanism in order to adjust a proportion of recirculating and exhaust air in the dryer, and wherein the dryer has a first sensor for determining a process air temperature. A method for operating the dryer and a method for controlling the temperature and/or the humidity of the air of a room using the dryer are also provided. | 08-18-2011 |
20110209484 | CONDENSER DRYER HAVING A HEAT PUMP, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A condenser dryer includes a drying chamber for items to be dried; a process-air circuit including a fan; and a heat pump in which a refrigerant circulates. The heat pump has an evaporator and a condenser, with the evaporator or the condenser or both being a heat exchanger having level surfaces and including at least one endlessly folded, flattened tube to form a plurality of rows of meander stacks in laterally offset relationship. | 09-01-2011 |
20140165420 | VENTED LAUNDRY DRYING HAVING AN ADDITIONAL HEATER AND HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT - The invention relates to a vented laundry dryer, comprising an air inlet duct, an air outlet duct, a heat recovery system for transferring heat from the air outlet duct to the air inlet duct, and an additional heater, wherein the heat recovery system is a heat pump comprising an evaporator, a liquefier, a condenser, and a relaxation unit, wherein the liquefier is thermally coupled to the air inlet duct, and the evaporator is thermally coupled to the air outlet duct, and a relaxation property of the relaxation unit can be adjusted depending on at least one parameter that is connected to an activity of the additional heater. A method is used to operate a vented heat dryer comprising an additional heater and a heat pump having a relaxation unit, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) monitoring at least one parameter that is connected to an activity of the additional heater; and (b) changing a relaxation property of the relaxation unit depending on the at least one parameter. | 06-19-2014 |