Laundry drier
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsLothar Dittmer, Thomas Nawrot, Andreas Ziemann
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Abstract
A program-controlled laundry drier equipped with a rotary drum in which the material to be dried is inserted and moved during the drying process. The dryer comprising a heater for heating the drying air and a blower which guides the drying air stream into the interior of the drum. The axis of a current generator is mechanically coupled to the rotary drum and the output voltage of the current generator is applied to the excitation winding of a relay whose switching contacts switch the heating current circuit for the drying air.
Claims26
1-11. (canceled)
A laundry drier comprising:
- a housing;
- a drum rotating in a principal rotational direction within the housing and forming a drying chamber for laundry;
- an inlet opening for process air in the drum;
- an outlet opening for process air from the drum;
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- a projection arranged in the principal direction of rotation before the outlet opening for deflecting the laundry from the outlet opening.
A laundry drier comprising:
- a housing;
- a drum supported by the housing for rotation with respect to the housing in a principal rotational direction and forming a drying chamber;
- an opening in fluid flow communication with the drying chamber;
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- a projection extending radially inwardly from the housing and disposed adjacent the opening for deflecting the laundry away from the opening.
A laundry drier comprising:
- a housing;
- a drum supported by the housing for rotation with respect to the housing in a principal rotational direction and forming a drying chamber;
- an annular housing section fixed with respect to the housing and surrounding a charging opening providing access to the drum;
- an inlet opening providing air flow to the drum;
- an outlet opening receiving air flow from the drum;
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- a projection connected to the annular housing section and extending radially inwardly from the annular housing section adjacent the outlet opening and before the outlet opening in the principal rotational direction for deflecting the laundry away from the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.