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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ralf Haselmeier, Rudersberg, DE;
Jurij Paderno, Novate Milanese, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/00 (2020.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01); D06F 103/44 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.02); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2103/44 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02);
Abstract
A domestic clothes dryer comprises a rotating drum defining a drying chamber, an air inlet upstream the drum and at least a hollow lifter mounted in the drum, wherein said hollow lifter is in communication with the air inlet for distributing air inside the drum through a plurality of openings. The air inlet comprises a shaped air plenum chamber facing a lower portion of a rear perforated wall of the drum and capable of delivering air to said lifter and/or directly to the drum through said rear perforated wall.