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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Andreas Stolze, Falkensee, DE;
Andreas Stolze, Falkensee, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A dryer is provided having a drying chamber for items to be dried and a process air duct in which are located a heater for heating the process air, a blower for driving the process air from the heater through the drying chamber, and a heat exchanger arrangement. Via the heat exchanger arrangement, heat can be withdrawn from the process air flowing away from the drying chamber, and the process air flowing toward the heater can be fed to the heat exchanger. The process air duct is divided into a main duct and a secondary duct, the secondary duct having an evaporator in which condensate that was separated from the process air in the heat exchanger arrangement can be evaporated into the process air flowing therethrough and is connected to the exhaust opening.