Laundry dryer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11260329-B2
Application number	US-201716311184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2016
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A laundry dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a drying drum having an opening formed at the front side thereof; a front cabinet erected at the front side of the drying drum, and having an input hole formed at a portion corresponding to the opening; and a filter assembly mounted at the back side of the front cabinet corresponding to the lower side of the input hole, and through which humid air discharged from the drying drum passes, wherein the filter assembly can comprise: a case having an exhaust hole formed at the back side thereof; a blocking filter coupled to the upper side of the case; a lint filter unit penetrating the blocking filter so as to be slidably inserted or withdrawn in a vertical direction; a cleaning nozzle disposed at the front or rear of the lint filter unit; and a filter housing accommodated inside the case and disposed at the lower side of the lint filter unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A laundry dryer comprising:
a drying drum having an opening defined in a front surface thereof;
a front cabinet erected on a front side of the drying drum and having an input hole defined in a portion corresponding to the opening;
a filter assembly which is mounted on a rear surface of the front cabinet corresponding to a lower side of the input hole and through which humid air discharged from the drying drum passes,
wherein the filter assembly comprises:
a case having an exhaust hole defined in a rear surface thereof;
a blocking filter coupled to an upper portion of the case;
a lint filter unit passing through the blocking filter so as to be slidably inserted or withdrawn in a vertical direction;
a cleaning nozzle disposed at a front or rear side of the lint filter unit; and
a filter housing accommodated in the case and disposed below the lint filter unit,
wherein the blocking filter comprises:
a blocking body; and
a blocking cover coupled to a front surface of the blocking body,
wherein a lint filter insertion hole is defined between a top surface of the blocking body and a top surface of the blocking cover, and
the lint filter insertion hole is covered by a top surface of the lint filter unit,
wherein the case comprises:
a rear case having an exhaust hole;
a front case coupled to a front surface of the rear case;
a filter guide disposed on one side of the front surface of the rear case to guide the slidable movement of the lint filter unit; and
an inclined rib disposed on a lower end of the filter guide and gradually inclined downward from the front surface of the rear case forward,
wherein the lint filter unit comprises:
a lint filter having a mesh shape;
a filter frame having a front surface to which the lint filter is attached; and
a slide guide disposed on one end of the filter frame and inserted into the filter guide to guide the movement of the lint filter unit,
wherein, when the lint filter unit is inserted into the case, a lower end of the slide guide moves along the inclined rib so that the lint filter unit descends while moving forward;
wherein the filter frame comprises:
a frame body defining an outer appearance of the filter frame;
ribs provided in a lattice shape inside the frame body; and
a frame head disposed on an upper end of the frame body,
wherein the upper end of the frame body has an inclined surface that is inclined at the same inclined angle as the inclined rib.

2. The laundry dryer according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning nozzle is coupled to be closely attached to a rear surface of the blocking cover, and
a plurality of discharge holes are defined in a bottom surface of the cleaning nozzle.

3. The laundry dryer according to claim 1 , wherein, when the lint filter unit is separated upward from the case, the inclined surface moves in a state of contacting a lower end of the cleaning nozzle so that the lint filter unit ascends while moving backward.

4. The laundry dryer according to claim 3 , wherein the lower end of the cleaning nozzle, which is in contact with the inclined surface, is inclined to the same angle of the inclined surface.

5. The laundry dryer according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a drain tray disposed on a lower end of the filter housing;
a drain pump to drain a washing water collected in the drain tray.

6. The laundry dryer according to claim 5 , wherein a bottom surface of the drain tray is inclined downward towards the drain pump.

7. The laundry dryer according to claim 5 , further comprising a water level sensor to detect a level of the washing water collected in the drain tray.

8. The laundry dryer according to claim 1 , wherein the frame head includes:
an extension part further extending upward from an upper end of the frame body;
a cover part horizontally extending on an upper end of the extension part; and
a handle disposed on a center of the cover part.

9. The laundry dryer according to claim 8 , wherein a plurality of air holes are defined in the cover part except for the handle.

10. The laundry dryer according to claim 9 , wherein the cleaning nozzle is closely attached to a rear surface of the blocking cover at a position which is ahead of the extension part, such that the air passing through the air holes flows downwardly to an upper surface of the cleaning nozzle and flows to a rear side of the lint filter unit.

11. The laundry dryer according to claim 10 , wherein the cleaning nozzle includes:
a nozzle body;
first and second hose connection parts disposed on one of left and right ends of the nozzle body;
third and fourth hose connection parts disposed on the other of left and right ends of the nozzle body;
a plurality of partition ribs disposed at an inside the nozzle body,
wherein the inside of the nozzle body is partitioned to four discharge regions, and
the four hose connection parts are respectively connected to the four discharge regions.

12. The laundry dryer according to claim 8 , wherein the cleaning nozzle is disposed at a space formed between the cover part and the upper end of the frame body.

13. The laundry dryer according to claim 1 , wherein the ribs includes horizontal ribs and vertical ribs,
and wherein the filter frame further includes a plurality of guide protrusions protruding from a rear surface of horizontal ribs to be downwardly slanted.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Minseong
• Shin Jinhyouk
• Ryu Jungwan

Classifications

• D06F58/22 Primary

  Lint collecting arrangements · CPC title

• D06F58/20

  General details of domestic laundry dryers  (D06F59/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B01D46/72

  with backwash arms, shoes or nozzles · CPC title

• D06F58/04

  Details  (controlling or regulating devices D06F34/00) · CPC title

• B01D46/00 Primary

  Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours (filtering elements B01D24/00-B01D35/00; filtering material B01D39/00; their regeneration outside the filters B01D41/00) · CPC title