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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ionelia Silvia Prajescu, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard Dustin Henderson, Louisville, KY (US);
Phillip John Duckworth, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 11/02 (2006.01); F26B 5/04 (2006.01); F26B 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dryer appliance is provided. The dryer appliance includes a cabinet and a drum mounted therein. The dryer appliance also includes a heating assembly. A duct extends between the heating assembly and an opening defined by a back wall of the drum. A seal is positioned at the opening of the back wall and extends between the duct and the back wall of the drum.