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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v., Brussels, BE;
Alberto Bison, Pordenone, IT;
Francesco Cavarretta, Pordenone, IT;
Massimiliano Vignocchi, Pordenone, IT;
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a dryer () or washing machine having a drying function, includes a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a base section. The base section has an internal side facing the interior of the cabinet and an external side exposed to the outside of the cabinet. A laundry storing chamber for treating laundry using process air (A), a process air loop for circulating the process air through the laundry storing chamber, and a heat pump system for dehumidifying and heating the process air are also provided. The heat pump system has a refrigerant loop comprising: a first heat exchanger () for heating a refrigerant and cooling the process air (A), a second heat exchanger () for cooling the refrigerant and heating the process air, a refrigerant expansion device, a compressor, and an auxiliary heat exchanger (). The auxiliary heat exchanger () is arranged at the external side of the base section.