Heat pump laundry dryer

US9285166B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9285166-B2
Application numberUS-201214350047-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 21, 2012
Priority dateOct 4, 2011
Publication dateMar 15, 2016
Grant dateMar 15, 2016

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a heat pump laundry dryer ( 1 ) comprising a drum ( 2 ) wherein the laundry to be dried is placed, an air duct ( 3 ) wherein the processing air cycle is realized, a processing air fan ( 4 ) that provides the circulation of the processing air, a compressor ( 5 ) that realizes the refrigerant cycle, an evaporator ( 6 ) that provides the processing air in the air duct ( 3 ) to be dehumidified, a condenser ( 7 ) that provides the dehumidified processing air to be heated, a refrigerant line ( 8 ) that provides the refrigerant pressurized by the compressor ( 5 ) to pass through the condenser ( 7 ) and the evaporator ( 6 ) to be delivered to the compressor ( 5 ) again and a cooling fan ( 9 ) that provides the compressor ( 5 ) to be cooled.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A laundry dryer ( 1 ) comprising a drum ( 2 ) wherein the laundry to be dried is placed, an air duct ( 3 ) wherein the processing air cycle is realized, a processing air fan ( 4 ) that provides the circulation of the processing air, a compressor ( 5 ) that realizes the refrigerant cycle, an evaporator ( 6 ) that provides the processing air in the air duct ( 3 ) to be dehumidified, a condenser ( 7 ) that provides the dehumidified processing air to be hea…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F26B21/12Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • D06F58/206Primary

    Textiles & Paper · mapped topic

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What does patent US9285166B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a heat pump laundry dryer ( 1 ) comprising a drum ( 2 ) wherein the laundry to be dried is placed, an air duct ( 3 ) wherein the processing air cycle is realized, a processing air fan ( 4 ) that provides the circulation of the processing air, a compressor ( 5 ) that realizes the refrigerant cycle, an evaporator ( 6 ) that provides the processing air in the air d…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Arcelik As
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F26B21/12. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 15 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).