Controlling process air bypass around the drum in combo wash-dry system
US12325944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F58/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A combination washer/dryer machine has a rotatable drum inside a cabinet. The drum has an external surface. A tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The drum is rotatable in the tub. The tub has an inner surface. A seal extends between the exterior surface of the drum and the inner surface of the tub forming a desired gap during washing operations and the seal operates to minimize the bypass of drying air during drying operations.
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