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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Herman, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Garry L. Peterman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/34 (2006.01); H05B 6/54 (2006.01); H05B 6/62 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/343 (2013.01); D06F 58/20 (2013.01); D06F 58/266 (2013.01); H05B 6/54 (2013.01); H05B 6/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
An RF laundry dryer includes, amongst other things, an RF generator, an RF applicator having a perforated body and anode and cathode elements, a fan arranged relative to the perforated body to flow or draw air through the perforated body and an electromagnetic shield protecting the fan from the e-field. Both anode and cathode elements are operably coupled to the RF generator to generate an e-field between the anode and cathode upon the energizing of the RF generator.