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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Zhiquan Yu, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/20 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01); F26B 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 21/004 (2013.01); F26B 25/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dryer appliance includes an impeller assembly. The impeller assembly is rotatable about an axis of rotation in order to urge a flow of air through a drum of the dryer appliance. The impeller assembly includes a base plate, a plurality of blades and a plurality of extensions. The size and position of the plurality of extensions can assist with urging the flow of air through the drum of the dryer appliance.