Induction heating system for a dryer appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAlexander B. Leibman, Nitinkumar Hulsure
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Abstract
An induction heating assembly is configured for heating a flow of air in a dryer appliance. The dryer appliance includes an inlet duct in fluid communication with a chamber. The induction heating assembly includes an induction coil for generating an electromagnetic field, a heating plate for generating heat when energized by the electromagnetic field, and a heat exchanger in conductive thermal communication with the heating plate.
Claims14
A dryer appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dryer appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of clothes for drying and a chamber inlet;
- an inlet duct fluidly coupled to the chamber inlet;
- an air handler in fluid communication with the inlet duct for urging a flow of air through the inlet duct and into the chamber;
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- an induction heating assembly in thermal communication with the inlet duct, the induction heating assembly comprising:
- an induction coil for generating an electromagnetic field;
- a heating plate for generating heat when energized by the electromagnetic field;
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- a heat exchanger comprising an impeller rotatably mounted within the inlet duct and in conductive thermal communication with the heating plate via direct contact between the heat exchanger and the heating plate.
An induction heating assembly for heating a flow of air in a dryer appliance, the dryer appliance comprising an inlet duct in fluid communication with a chamber;
- the induction heating assembly comprising:
- an induction coil for generating an electromagnetic field;
- a heating plate for generating heat when energized by the electromagnetic field;
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- a heat exchanger comprising an impeller configured for rotatably mounted within the inlet duct and in conductive thermal communication with the heating plate via direct contact between the heat exchanger and the heating plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.