Lint removing apparatus and clothes dryer having the same
US11932983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B13/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A clothes dryer including a cabinet, a drum rotatably supported in the cabinet, a supply port configured to guide air into the drum, an exhaust port configured to guide the air in the drum to an outside of the drum, and a lint removing apparatus configured to remove lint from the air passing through the exhaust port. Where the lint removing apparatus includes a lint filter configured to capture lint, a rotation member rotatably installed to scrape and collect the lint captured in the lint filer, a driving device configured to generate power, a first coupler connected to the driving device to receive the power from the driving device, and a second coupler coupled to the first coupler to transmit the power to the rotation member.
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