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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Ashutosh Kulkarni, Bangalore, IN;
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A filter assembly for a dryer appliance is provided. The filter assembly includes a filter medium rotatably mounted within a filter cassette that is removably received within a filter slot of the dryer appliance. The filter medium has a first portion and a second portion that are selectively exposed to a stream of exhaust air from the dryer appliance to extract lint. While one portion is filtering lint, a lint removal system removes the lint from the other portion collected during the prior cycle. After each cycle, a motor is configured for rotating the filter medium to expose the clean portion of the filter. The filter cassette is removably received within the filter slot using a magnetic latching mechanism, a securing cover, or another suitable mechanism. A scrubber mechanism may also be used to remove stubborn lint.