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US 2020/0399820 A1Published application
Washing/drying machine with a device for cleaning an air filter
AssigneeWhirlpool EMEA S.p.A.
InventorGIOVANNI BOMBARDIERI
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Abstract
The invention relates to a washing/drying machine equipped with a filter cleaning device for removing filaments released by laundry items during the washing/drying cycle. The filter cleaning device comprises nozzles that spray water onto the sides of the filtering wall where filaments get deposited during circulation of air in the air circuit.
Claims20
A washing/drying machine comprising:
- a chamber;
- a basket housed in said chamber for loading laundry to be treated;
- an air circuit for circulating air taken in from the chamber;
- and;
- a filter comprising:
- a cage-like structure having a geometry complimentary in shape to an intake port in the chamber and configured to be inserted in the intake port;
- a filtering wall arranged about the cage-like structure;
- and
- a crown comprising a plurality of water nozzles distributed about a periphery of the crown, the crown configured to connect to the cage-like structure for jetting water onto a side of the filter facing toward the chamber where filaments get deposited during circulation of air in the air circuit;
- the cage-like structure and the crown configured to be secured to the intake port.
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A washing/drying machine comprising:
- a chamber having an intake port;
- a basket housed in said chamber for loading laundry to be treated;
- an air circuit for circulating air taken in from the chamber;
- and;
- a filter comprising:
- a cage-like structure configured to be inserted in the intake port;
- a filtering wall arranged about the cage-like structure;
- and
- a crown comprising a plurality of water nozzles distributed about a periphery of the crown, the crown configured to securely connect to the cage-like structure for jetting water onto a side of the filter facing toward the chamber where filaments get deposited during circulation of air in the air circuit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.