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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph R Adamski, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Edward R Cook, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Shou-Heng Huang, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Arlynn Sanders, Ripon, WI (US);
Assignee:
Amana Company, L.P., Amana, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34274 ; 34278 ; 34606 ; 34607 ;
Abstract
A clothes dryer has a plurality of high energy lamps. The high energy lamps are mounted so as to emit high energy radiation toward a drying chamber. A blower is arranged to move air to the plurality of high energy lamps so as cool the high energy lamps. The air that cools the high energy lamps is delivered to the drying chamber. The plurality of high energy lamps is operated to emit ultraviolet energy for sanitizing the articles in the drying chamber and to emit infrared energy for drying the articles in the drying chamber.