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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Gianluca Bocchino, Fabriano, IT;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum for processing laundry. A blower directs process air through an air path that includes the rotating drum. A heat exchanger is positioned within the air path that cools and dehumidifies the process air. A plurality of air filters arranged sequentially captures lint from the process air at respective positions upstream of the heat exchanger. A filter spray system has a plurality of fluid sprayers that deliver fluid to a surface of each air filter of the plurality of air filters. Each fluid sprayer of the plurality of fluid sprayers directs captured lint away from a respective air filter of the plurality of air filters.
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