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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Eric W. Merrow, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Marcos Javier Rios, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Brian K. Rogers, Watervliet, MI (US);
Dennis J. Tuckowski, Stevensville, MI (US);
Nicholas B. Vaive, St. Joseph, MI (US);
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dryer includes a drum configured to accommodate an article; a blower configured to propel air to form an air circulation path into the drum, wherein the blower is upstream along the air circulation path from the drum; a condenser downstream from the drum along the air circulation path and configured to extract moisture from the air of the air circulation path; and a venting inlet located between the condenser and the blower along the air circulation path and configured to provide a first air pathway between the drum and an external atmosphere.