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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Herman, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Garry L. Peterman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Arun Rajendran, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/10 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01); F26B 3/34 (2006.01); F26B 3/347 (2006.01); H05B 6/54 (2006.01); H05B 6/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/10 (2013.01); D06F 58/266 (2013.01); F26B 3/34 (2013.01); F26B 3/347 (2013.01); H05B 6/54 (2013.01); H05B 6/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) dryer includes a cuboid structure defining an interior, an RF applicator having an anode and a cathode, the anode having multiple digits extending from an anode trunk and the cathode having multiple digits extending from a cathode trunk and, the cathode encompassing the multiple digits of the anode, and a drying surface on which textiles are supported for drying, located relative to the RF applicator such that the drying surface lies within an e-field generated by the RF applicator.