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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2006
Roman Goldberg, Dresden, DE;
Kai Nitschmann, Neuenhagen, DE;
Roman Goldberg, Dresden, DE;
Kai Nitschmann, Neuenhagen, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The device for drying laundryby means of a current of air comprises a drumto accommodate the laundryand a ducting system, to direct said current of air. The ducting systemhas a sectionarranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards and in which is arranged a filterto capture lintfrom the current of air. A scraperis assigned to the filter, in order to scrape off the lint. The receptaclehas a handleand two interlinked shell elements () which can be separated from each other, and which define a storage volume to accommodate the scraped-off lint (). According to the invention, lintthus scraped off can be removed from the device and disposed of, without the user needing to come into direct contact with the lint