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US 2019/0093279 A1Published application
Laundry appliance having a maintenance free lint removal system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJordan Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Jones, Roy E. Masters, JR., Rodney M. Welch, Anthony B. Welsh, Erica L. Roberts, Thomas Kessler
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a drum for processing laundry. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate matter from the process air. A lint disposal mechanism removes entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter.
Claims20
A laundry appliance comprising:
- a drum for processing laundry;
- a blower that delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum;
- a lint filter positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate matter from the process air;
- and
- a lint disposal mechanism that removes entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter.
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A laundry appliance comprising:
- a rotating drum for processing laundry;
- an airflow path in communication with the rotating drum;
- a blower positioned proximate the airflow path wherein the blower moves process air through the rotating drum and the airflow path for capturing moisture and particulate material from the laundry within the rotating drum;
- a lint separator positioned within the airflow path that removes the particulate material from the process air to define captured particulate material;
- and
- a lint disposal mechanism that removes the captured particulate material from the lint separator.
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A laundry appliance comprising:
- a drum for processing laundry;
- a blower that delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum, wherein the process air transports particulate material from the drum and into the airflow path;
- a lint separator positioned within the airflow path that separates the particulate material from the process air;
- and
- a lint disposal mechanism that removes entrapped lint particles from the lint separator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.