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AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsStefan Jonsson, Christer Wiss, Rica Pantermehl, Maurizio Del Pos, Jean-Yves Noel
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A clothes treating apparatus comprising a cabinet (1) having external walls (2) and internal walls (3), said internal walls (3) defining an interior region (4) for receiving clothes, said apparatus further comprising a door (6) connected to said cabinet (1), at least a supporting device (5) for supporting clothes within said interior region, a ventilator (7), water supply means (8) and an ultrasonic nebulizer (9) operatively associated to said water supply means (8). Said apparatus is characterized in that the air within the interior region (4) is recirculated by said ventilator (7) through an air duct (10) located between said internal walls (3) and said external walls (2) forming a closed loop with said internal region.
A clothes treating apparatus comprising:
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said air duct (10) extends substantially along the whole height of said apparatus.
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said air duct (10) includes heating means (30) to increase the temperature of the air.
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said air duct (10) includes filtering means (31) to purify the air from odours and/or undesirable particles.
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said air duct (10) is located on the opposite side of said cabinet (1) in respect to said door (6).
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that the recirculating airflow within said interior region (4) is oriented in a substantially vertical direction.
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said air duct (10) comprises an air intake port (11) located at the top of said interior region (4) and an air outlet port (12) located at the bottom of said interior region (4).
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said ventilator (7) is a centrifugal ventilator.
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that the working conditions of said apparatus are driven by an electronic control system.
A clothes treating apparatus according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that said cabinet (1) has a structure adapted to be built-in.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.