Desiccant-based laundry device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsGuolian Wu, Raveendran Vaidhyanathan
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Abstract
A washer/dryer system includes a washer ventilation line, a dryer ventilation line, a washer, a dryer, and a ventilation reservoir. The washer ventilation line includes a washer air input line and a washer air output line. The dryer ventilation line includes a dryer air input line and a dryer air output line. The washer includes a washer drum connected to the washer ventilation line. The dryer includes a dryer drum connected to the dryer ventilation line. Each of the washer air input line, the washer air output line, the dryer air input line, and the dryer air output line are connected to the desiccant reservoir.
Claims20
A washer/dryer system, comprising:
- a washer ventilation line including a washer air input line and a washer air output line;
- a dryer ventilation line including a dryer air input line and a dryer air output line;
- a washer including a washer drum connected to the washer ventilation line;
- a dryer including a dryer drum connected to the dryer ventilation line;
- and
- a desiccant reservoir;
- wherein each of the washer air input line, the washer air output line, the dryer air input line, and the dryer air output line are connected to the desiccant reservoir.
A laundry device, comprising:
- a ventilation line including an air input line and an air output line;
- a drum connected to the ventilation line;
- a dehumidifier;
- and
- a desiccant reservoir;
- wherein the air input line and the air output line are connected to the desiccant reservoir;
- and
- wherein the dehumidifier is connected to the desiccant reservoir.
A method, comprising:
- during a drying cycle of a dryer system, cycling air, conveyed by a dryer ventilation line, from a dryer drum of the dryer system through a desiccant reservoir coupled to the dryer ventilation line;
- during the drying cycle of the dryer system, cycling air from the desiccant reservoir back into the dryer drum;
- and
- performing at least one of
- circulating ambient air through the desiccant reservoir thereby recharging a desiccant contained in the desiccant reservoir;
- or
- circulating air from a washer conveyed through a washer ventilation line through the desiccant reservoir thereby recharging the desiccant contained in the desiccant reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.