Liner for dryer appliances
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorAlexander B. Leibman
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Abstract
A dryer appliance includes a cabinet and a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of articles for drying. A door is movably mounted to the cabinet adjacent to an opening in the drum. The door is movable relative to the cabinet between an open position and a closed position. The chamber in the drum is accessible through the opening when the door is in the open position and the chamber is enclosed when the door is in the closed position. A liner is disposed within the chamber in the drum when the door is in the closed position. The liner may be porous. The liner may include an electron acceptor material and an electron donor material.
Claims15
A dryer appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of articles for drying;
- a door movably mounted to the cabinet adjacent to an opening in the drum, the door movable relative to the cabinet between an open position and a closed position, whereby the chamber in the drum is accessible through the opening when the door is in the open position and the chamber is enclosed when the door is in the closed position;
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- a porous liner mounted on an interior surface of the door, whereby the porous liner is disposed within the chamber in the drum when the door is in the closed position, the porous liner comprising a first strip and a second strip, the first strip comprising an electron acceptor material and the second strip comprising an electron donor material, wherein the porous liner is configured to absorb a liquid prior to operation of the dryer appliance and disperse the liquid throughout the chamber during operation of the dryer appliance.
A dryer appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of articles for drying;
- a door movable mounted to the cabinet adjacent to an opening in the drum, the door movable relative to the cabinet between an open position and a closed position, whereby the chamber in the drum is accessible through the opening when the door is in the open position and the chamber is enclosed when the door is in the closed position;
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- a liner disposed within the chamber in the drum when the door is in the closed position, the liner comprising a first strip and a second strip, the first strip comprising an electron acceptor material and the second strip comprising an electron donor material, wherein the liner is mounted on an interior surface of the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.