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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm, SE;
Alberto Bison, Pordenone, IT;
Luciano Sartor, Conegliano, IT;
Gabriele Londero, Gemona del Friuli, IT;
Piercarlo Novelli, San Quirino, IT;
Stefano Di Maso, Sacile, IT;
Daniele Solerio, Porcia, IT;
Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A laundry dryer includes a cabinet, a rotatable drum within the cabinet, a plurality of rollers rotatably supporting the rotatable drum, a process air moisture condensing device provided in a casing in a basement of the laundry dryer, and a water pipe operatively connected to at least one component of the condensing device. The laundry dryer comprises at least one fire-protection shield which contains a fire or burning within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. Accordingly to some aspects, the fire-protection shield includes a fire-resistant roller cover which covers a majority of a face of a corresponding roller such that the corresponding roller is shielded from a fire within the cabinet of the laundry dryer. According to other aspects, the fire-protection device includes a fire-resistant pipe covering configured to shield the water pipe from the fire or other burning within the cabinet of the laundry dryer.