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US 11,598,042 B2Granted
Laundry treating appliance with induction heat
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsClaudio Civanelli, Davide Parachini
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance comprising a combination washer/dryer having a cabinet defining an interior, a tub provided within the interior, and a drum rotatably provided within the tub and defining a treating chamber, and a method of operation which includes a washing cycle, a spinning cycle and a drying cycle.
Claims17
A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a tub interior with a sump;
- a rotatable container located within the tub interior and at least partially defining a laundry treating chamber with an access opening;
- a closure selectively closing the access opening;
- a motor operably coupled to and rotatably driving the rotatable container;
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- a condenser system comprising:
- a water supply assembly;
- an induction heater comprising an induction coil carried by the tub and an electromagnetic element carried by the rotatable container, and
- a header comprising multiple spray nozzles in fluid communication with the water supply assembly and extending axially along an interior wall of the tub defining a cooled surface on the interior wall of the drum which is in fluid communication with the treating chamber and the sump;
- whereby energization of the induction coil heats the electromagnetic element to evaporate liquid in the treating chamber into vapor, which contacts the cooled surface, where the vapor is condensed and is delivered to the sump.
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