Self cleaning lint filter for recirculating condenser dryer
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorDavid Zhou
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Abstract
A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet, a door to selectively open and close the cabinet, a tub mounted within the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted within the tub, an air circulation duct provided in the cabinet and having a first end connected to an air outlet of the tub and a second end connected to an air inlet of the tub, and a filter provided within the air circulation duct. The filter defines a cool air end having a perimeter thereof attached to an interior wall of the circulation duct and a warm air end having a perimeter thereof spaced apart from the interior wall of the circulation duct, and the second end is positioned below the first end in a vertical direction.
Claims18
A laundry treatment appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a door to selectively open and close the cabinet;
- a tub mounted within the cabinet;
- a drum rotatably mounted within the tub;
- an air circulation duct provided in the cabinet and having a first end connected to an air outlet of the tub and a second end connected to an air inlet of the tub;
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- a filter provided within the air circulation duct, the filter defining a cool air end having a perimeter thereof attached to an interior wall of the circulation duct and a warm air end having a perimeter thereof spaced apart from the interior wall of the circulation duct, wherein the second end is positioned below the first end in a vertical direction.
A clothes treatment appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a door to selectively open and close the cabinet;
- a drum mounted within the cabinet;
- an air circulation duct provided in the cabinet and having a first end connected to an air outlet of the drum and a second end connected to an air inlet of the drum;
- and
- a filter provided within the air circulation duct, the filter defining a cool air end having a perimeter thereof attached to an interior wall of the circulation duct and a warm air end having a perimeter thereof spaced apart from the interior wall of the circulation duct, wherein the warm air end is positioned below the cool air end in the vertical direction, and wherein the filter defines a conical taper from the cool air end to the warm air end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.