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US 8,615,896 B2Granted
Clothing dryer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung Suk Chung
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Abstract
A clothing dryer having a cover structure capable of increasing quantity of air generated from a cooling fan. The clothing dryer includes a first cover covering the cooling fan and a second cover connected to the first cover. A cutoff is provided at a connection area between the first cover and the second cover to branch a flow of air and is positioned below a rotational center of the cooling fan.
Claims18
An external air path duct forming an external air path in a clothing dryer, the duct comprising:
- a first cover covering a cooling fan;
- and
- a second cover separately formed from the first cover and connected to the first cover, a portion of the first cover being supported on an upper surface of the second cover to prevent air flow generated by the cooling fan from leaking between the first cover and the second cover;
- a cutoff member provided at a connection area between the first cover and the second cover to guide the external air path,
- wherein when the cooling fan is installed in the duct, and
- the cutoff member is located below a rotational center of the cooling fan, the cutoff member being integrally formed with the second cover.
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An external air path duct forming an external air path in a clothing dryer, the duct comprising:
- a first cover covering a cooling fan;
- and
- a second cover separately formed from the first cover and connected to the first cover, a portion of the first cover being supported on an upper surface of the second cover to prevent air flow generated by the cooling fan from leaking between the first cover and the second cover;
- a cutoff member provided at a connection area between the first cover and the second cover to guide the external air path,
- wherein when the cooling fan is installed in the duct, and
- the cutoff member is located below a rotational center of the cooling fan at an end of the second cover provided around the cooling fan.
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A clothing dryer comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a base cover coupled with the base to form a fluid path,
- wherein the base cover includes a first cover covering a cooling fan and a second cover separately formed from the first cover and connected to the first cover and a portion of the first cover is supported on an upper surface of the second cover to prevent air flow generated by the cooling fan from leaking between the first cover and the second cover,
- wherein a cutoff is provided at a connection area between the first cover and the second cover to guide the fluid path,
- wherein when the cooling fan is installed on the base, the cutoff being located below a rotational center of the cooling fan, and
- wherein a cutoff member is provided at the connection area between the first cover and the second cover along an outer peripheral surface of the cooling fan, and the cutoff is provided at a lower end of the cutoff member, the cutoff member being integrally formed with the second cover though an iniection molding process.
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A clothing dryer comprising:
- a base;
- a cooling fan installed on the base;
- a condenser installed on the base;
- a cooling fan cover coupled to the base to cover the cooling fan;
- a condenser cover coupled to the base to cover the condenser and separately formed from the cooling fan cover, a portion of the cooling fan cover being supported on an upper surface of the condenser cover to prevent air flow generated by the cooling fan from leaking between the cooling fan cover and the condenser cover;
- and
- a cutoff member connected to the cooling fan cover to guide a flow of air generated from the cooling fan,
- wherein the cooling fan cover forms a radial configuration together with the cutoff member along an outer peripheral surface of the cooling fan in a range of 180 degrees or more, and
- wherein when the cooling fan is installed on the base and rotates to generate an air flow, a part of the cutoff member is located below a rotational center of the cooling fan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.