Laundry dryer with heat shield
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGabriel-Neculai Prajescu, Ionelia Silvia Prajescu
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Abstract
A laundry dryer is provided including a dryer casing with a drum for receipt of articles for drying positioned therein. The laundry dryer also includes a heating system positioned in the dryer casing, the heating system including an evaporator configured to cool and dehumidify air from the drum and a heating element configured to heat air provided to the drum. The laundry dryer also includes features for hindering a transfer of an extreme temperature condition from the drum to the heating system.
Claims20
A laundry dryer comprising:
- a dryer casing;
- a drum positioned in the dryer casing for receipt of articles for drying;
- a refrigerant based heating system positioned in the dryer casing and including a compressor, an evaporator configured to cool and dehumidify air from the drum, and a condenser configured to heat air provided to the drum;
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- a shield positioned within the dryer casing between the compressor, the evaporator, and the condenser of the refrigerant based heating system and the drum comprised of a flame-resistant material.
A flame shield for a laundry dryer comprising:
- a first side configured to be positioned adjacent to a refrigerant based heating system of the laundry dryer, the refrigerant based heating system including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator;
- a second and opposite side configured to be positioned adjacent to a drum of the laundry dryer;
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- a perimeter defining a shape that corresponds to a perimeter of the refrigerant based heating system, such that the flame shield is configured to prevent a transfer of an extreme temperature condition from the drum to the refrigerant based heating system.
A laundry dryer comprising:
- a dryer casing;
- a drum positioned in the dryer casing for receipt of articles for drying;
- a heating system positioned in the dryer casing and including an evaporator configured to cool and dehumidify air from the drum and an electrical resistance heater configured to heat air provided to the drum;
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- a shield positioned within the dryer casing between the evaporator and the electrical resistance heater of the heating system and the drum comprised of a flame-resistant material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.