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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Claudio Civanelli, Travedona, IT;
Daniele Martinello, Besozzo, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); F24F 5/00 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/04 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); F24F 5/0096 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine comprises a drum and a heat pump system for heating water to be fed to the drum in a washing program. The heat pump system has an evaporator in heat exchange relationship with a room air flow and a condenser in heat exchange relationship with water to be heated, an air deflector being configured to divert said room air flow downstream the evaporator away from the condenser in a water heating configuration and to convey said air towards the condenser in a room air dehumidifying configuration of the washing machine.