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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2009
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Derek Lee Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Yogesh Kumar Allimalli, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Sarah Lynn Kirchoff, Hartland, WI (US);
Kyle Eden, Louisville, KY (US);
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
David D. Warmuth, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Derek Lee Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Yogesh Kumar Allimalli, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Sarah Lynn Kirchoff, Hartland, WI (US);
Kyle Eden, Louisville, KY (US);
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
David D. Warmuth, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A dryer drawer system is provided comprising a generally multisided drying chamber having opposed side walls, a rear wall, and at least one access door, wherein the door is sealable to the chamber. The dryer drawer further comprises a heater for heating air circulating in the chamber and at least one fan for circulating air in the chamber. The multisided drying chamber includes an air inlet and an air outlet, a sensor for sensing the temperature of the air in the chamber, a first damper for selectively opening and closing the air inlet, a second damper for selectively opening and closing the air outlet, and a controller for controlling operation of the fan, the heater and the dampers. The controller is operative in a first operational mode to open the air inlet and the air outlet to provide air flow through the chamber and in a second operational mode to close the air inlet and the air outlet to provide a recirculating air flow within the chamber. The controller can selectively switch between the first and second modes as a function of the sensed temperature in the chamber.