Dryer drum bearing assembly
US6675496B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S384/911
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bearing for supporting the drum of a clothes dryer which includes an interior structural layer of high coherency felted fibrous material and an exterior surface covering for contact with the dryer drum formed of fibrous material including a wool constituent. The felted interior provides support and noise damping character while the exterior surface covering provides friction reduction and enhanced flame retardancy.
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