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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas Willy Kroeger, Schorndorf, DE;
Ralf Haselmeier, Rudersberg, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Willy Kroeger, Schorndorf, DE;
Ralf Haselmeier, Rudersberg, DE;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A closed cycle dryer comprises a drum, an air blowing unit wherein the air is conveyed to the drum, a heating unit used to heat the air that is blown into the drum, and a condensing unit upstream the heating unit for removing moisture. The dryer further comprises a by-pass between a first portion of the air circuit downstream the condensing unit and a second portion downstream the drum in order to increase the energy efficiency of the drying process.