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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Allen James Guinibert, Auckland, NZ;
Russell Joseph Jackson, Auckland, NZ;
Hugh Griffith Johnson, Auckland, NZ;
Bradley Clive Abraham, Auckland, NZ;
Daniel Keith Raphael Pitt, Auckland, NZ;
Bruce Reginald Frank Mcgregor, Auckland, NZ;
Geoffrey Simon Frazerhurst, Auckland, NZ;
Andy Alexander Hilgers, Auckland, NZ;
Daryl Leonard Hirst, Auckland, NZ;
Allen James Guinibert, Auckland, NZ;
Russell Joseph Jackson, Auckland, NZ;
Hugh Griffith Johnson, Auckland, NZ;
Bradley Clive Abraham, Auckland, NZ;
Daniel Keith Raphael Pitt, Auckland, NZ;
Bruce Reginald Frank McGregor, Auckland, NZ;
Geoffrey Simon Frazerhurst, Auckland, NZ;
Andy Alexander Hilgers, Auckland, NZ;
Daryl Leonard Hirst, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
A laundry drying machine includes a cabinet and a laundry holding drum rotatably supported within said cabinet for rotation about a horizontal axis. The drum includes a cylindrical wall and a pair of ends. A drum hatch comprises a section of the cylindrical wall. A motor is connected to drive rotation of the drum via a drive belt. A hatch engaging member is actuable to grasp and hold the drum hatch relative to the cabinet. A controller operatively connected with the motor, is configured to operate the machine through each of: