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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2018
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Tae-Hoon Lim, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A dryer appliance is provided including a cabinet and a drum defining a chamber and being rotatably mounted within the cabinet. An inlet duct is fluidly coupled to a chamber inlet and an air handler urges a flow of air through the inlet duct and into the chamber. An induction heating assembly is in thermal communication with the inlet duct and includes an induction coil for generating an electromagnetic field and a heating plate for generating heat when energized by the electromagnetic field. The induction heating assembly may be positioned proximate a rear wall of the chamber or in a heater box below the chamber. In addition, the heating plate may form part of a rear wall of the drum or may be positioned behind the rear wall.