US 7,406,780 B2 · Laundry dryer air guide pressure/friction altering feature

Abstract

There is provided an air inlet structure of a laundry dryer. In the air inlet structure, a base defines an air inlet, a front cabinet is disposed in front of the base and defines a suction hole to pass ambient air into the base, a cooling fan is stably disposed in the base to suck the ambient air, a blower tube forms a flow passage for the ambient air, a blower cover is fixed to the base to connect the blower tube and the cooling fan, and an air guide is disposed between the base and the blower cover, the air guide having a shroud at a center portion.

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Dependent claims

An air inlet structure of a laundry dryer for drawing air into the dryer, comprising:

a laundry dryer blower cover including an extended portion bent and extended by a predetermined length from an end thereof, a cover fixing tab protruded upwardly by a predetermined length from the other end thereof, and at least one guide protrusion projected from a bottom surface of the extended portion;
a laundry dryer base on which the blower cover is mounted, the base including an air inlet and a tab keeper to hold the cover fixing tab;
a cooling fan stably disposed between the base and the blower cover, for drawing ambient air into the laundry dryer;
an air guide for altering pressure characteristics of ambient air drawn into the dryer disposed between the base and the blower cover;
and
a motor for driving the cooling fan.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Laundry dryer air guide pressure/friction altering feature

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Abstract

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