Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Piercarlo Novelli

Alberto Bison

Daniele Solerio

Luciano Sartor

Gabriele Londero

Stefano Di Maso

A laundry dryer () includes a rotatable drum (); a drying air fan for blowing air into the drum (); and an electric motor () configured for rotating the drum () and/or the drying air fan. A shaft () of the electric motor () extends towards the drying air fan and/or a drum transmission system. A seat () which is at least partially concavely formed is positioned at least partially below the motor shaft (). A draining device () is provided which is configured to allow liquid entering the seat () to be drained off.

Laundry dryer with drainable motor shaft seat

A laundry dryer includes a cabinet, a rotatable drum within the cabinet, a plurality of rollers rotatably supporting the rotatable drum, a process air moisture condensing device provided in a casing in a basement of the laundry dryer, and a water pipe operatively connected to at least one component of the condensing device. The laundry dryer comprises at least one fire-protection shield which contains a fire or burning within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. Accordingly to some aspects, the fire-protection shield includes a fire-resistant roller cover which covers a majority of a face of a corresponding roller such that the corresponding roller is shielded from a fire within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. According to other aspects, the fire-protection device includes a fire-resistant pipe covering configured to shield the water pipe from the fire or other burning within the cabinet of the laundry dryer.

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Piercarlo Novelli