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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
David G. Beers, Elizabeth, IN (US);
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
Kyle R. Gluesenkamp, Knoxville, TN (US);
Philip R. Boudreaux, Knoxville, TN (US);
Bo Shen, Oakridge, TN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A dryer appliance including an air circulation duct is provided herein. The dryer appliance may also include a cabinet, a drum, an air handler, and a heat exchange section. The air circulation duct may define a recirculation loop with the drum. The air circulation duct may define a drum air inlet upstream from the drum and a drum air outlet downstream from the drum. The air circulation duct may further define a predetermined leakage port in fluid communication between the recirculation loop and the interior volume of the cabinet. The air handler may be disposed along the air circulation duct in fluid communication between the drum air outlet and the drum air inlet. The heat exchange section may be disposed along the air circulation duct in thermal communication with air within the recirculation loop.