Indesit Compnay S.p.a

I.m.a.t. S.p.a.

Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v.

Diego Driussi

Alberto Bison

Gianluca Benedetto

Mario Lippera

Andrea Cagnasso

Luca Brazzarola

Ivan Murador

Emanuele Diana

Marino Giro

A washing and drying machine has a treatment tub and comprises: a washing circuit, for drawing liquid from the tub and conveying it back into the tub, having a pump and means for heating the liquid; a drying circuit for extracting air from the tub and conveying it back into the tub, having a first fan, means for dehumidifying the air, and means for heating the dehumidified air; and a heat-pump arrangement having a refrigerating circuit for a refrigerant fluid, which includes a first condenser, a first evaporator, a first lamination valve, and a compressor. The means for heating the liquid comprise the first condenser, and the refrigerating circuit further comprises a second condenser, in series to the first condenser, and a second evaporator. The means for dehumidifying the air comprise the second evaporator, and the means for heating the dehumidified air comprise the second condenser.

Washing and drying machine

The present invention relates to a heat-pump clothes drying machine, in particular a heat-pump arrangement for removing moisture from and heating up the drying air; said heat-pump arrangement comprises a plurality of separate closed-loop circuits, each one of said separate closed-loop circuits comprising at least one compressor (), at least one evaporator (), at least one expansion valve (), and at least one condenser ().

Heat-pump clothes drying machine

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Porcia, Italy

Diego Driussi