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Method and apparatus for drying items of clothing

US7020983B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

13References

16Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Edwin Bolduan · Berlin, DE
Wolfgang Proppe · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 27, 2003
Grant date	Apr 4, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F58/10
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Instead of desiccating articles of clothing by spinning the articles, the method and apparatus according to the invention removes moisture from these articles by pressing or drying them with the aid of hot air. Desiccation of the clothing articles occurs gently and with a low expenditure of energy by subjecting the articles to the action of at least one gas jet and, in particular, of a compressed air jet, which is not aligned parallel to the surface of the article of clothing to exert a force upon the article. Advantageously, the article of clothing is subjected to the action of gas jets on both sides.

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