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US 2004/0000174 A1Published application
Washing machine with dryer
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsEdwin Bolduan, Wolfgang Proppe
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Abstract
A cupboard-like washing machine includes a conveyer belt for moving the item to be washed in a cycle during a drying process. The dryer can be embodied as an air circulation dryer or an air evacuation dryer. Moving the item to be washed using the conveyer belt reduced the drying time. A rinsing container that is disposed in the rear wall of the housing is used as a heat exchanger.
Claims20
A washing machine, comprising:
- a housing;
- a conveying configuration disposed in said housing and moving laundry in a circulatory path within said housing;
- and
- a fan disposed in said housing.
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A washing machine having processing operations, comprising:
- a cabinet-shaped housing having a side wall and a double-walled rear housing wall;
- a conveying configuration disposed in said housing and moving laundry in a circulatory path within said housing substantially parallel to said side wall, said conveying configuration having:
- carry-along elements distributed along said circulatory path for receiving laundry;
- and
- conveying operations dependent upon a respective one of the processing operations to be carried out, said conveying operations including at least one of keeping the laundry stationary, moving the laundry in a constant-speed circulatory path, and executing a reciprocating movement;
- an absorbent nonwoven disposed in said housing and guided substantially parallel to movement of the laundry at least during pressing of the laundry;
- a dryer for preliminary removal of water from the laundry, said dryer being disposed in a region of said circulatory path and having:
- a pair of rollers through which laundry is to be drawn;
- at least one further roller for pressing the laundry against said absorbent nonwoven;
- and
- an air device for applying compressed air to the laundry;
- a rinsing-water container disposed at said housing, said container being a heat exchanger and being formed in said housing by said double-walled rear housing wall;
- supports disposed at said conveying configuration for holding the laundry in said housing;
- and
- a fan fluidically connected to said supports and directing hot air into the laundry through said supports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.