Clothes dryer configured for motor cooling
US11920287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K21/22
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dryer includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover with a drum inlet, and a rear cover with an air inlet, a fixing panel that has a first cooling hole and a second cooling hole, a motor configured to rotate the drum, where the fixing panel further defines supply holes arranged along a circumferential surface of the motor and configured to guide air to the air inlet, a supply duct fixed to the fixing panel and configured to guide air to the supply holes, where the supply duct defines an accommodating space that accommodates the motor, and a duct cover that connects together the first cooling hole, the accommodating space, and the second cooling hole and that is configured to circulate air through the first cooling hole, the accommodating space, and the second cooling hole to thereby cool the motor.
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