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US 11,692,298 B2Granted
Method of drying articles
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMark L. Herman, Garry L. Peterman
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMark L. Herman, Garry L. Peterman
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A method for drying laundry with a radio frequency (RF) generator connected to an applicator and a rotatable cylindrical drum having a pair of non-anode baffles and a third baffle comprising an anode element positioned between the pair of non-anode baffles and a first cathode element disposed between the third baffle and one of the pair of non-anode baffles and a second cathode disposed between the third baffle and the other of the pair of non-anode baffles. The method comprises rotationally positioning the drum such that laundry is positioned between the anode element within the third baffle and the pair of non-anode baffles, energizing the RF applicator for a time period to generate a field of electromagnetic radiation (e-field) within the radio frequency spectrum between the anode element and the at least one of the first and second cathode elements such that liquid in laundry residing within the e-field will be dielectrically heated to effect a drying of the laundry during the time period, rotating the drum to redistribute laundry, and repeating the positioning the drum and energizing the RF applicator.
A method for drying laundry with a radio frequency (RF) generator connected to an RF applicator and a rotatable cylindrical drum having at least first and second non-anode baffles and a third baffle comprising an anode element positioned between the at least first and second non-anode baffles and a first cathode element disposed between the third baffle and the first non-anode baffle and a second cathode disposed between the third baffle and the second non-anode baffle, the method comprising:
A method for drying laundry with a radio frequency (RF) generator connected to an RF applicator and a rotatable cylindrical drum having a fixed anode element within a baffle and fixed first and second cathode elements positioned on opposite sides of the anode element and wherein the anode element and the entire first and second cathode elements are spaced relative to the drum such that the entire cathode element is angularly off-set from the anode element, the method comprising:
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