Clothes dryer
US7866061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F58/206
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A clothes dryer includes a water tub, a rotating container located in the tub, a drive unit rotating the container, an air circulation blower circulating air in the tub, and a heat pump formed by circularly connecting an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, a discharge airflow path leading to the outside of the clothes dryer, an airflow path switching unit switched so as to open the portion between the container and the evaporator in an airflow path in the drying operation, and to open the discharge airflow path in cooling a place where the clothes dryer is placed, an air inlet located in an upper wall between the evaporator and the condenser in the airflow path, an air discharge blower introducing air outside the airflow path from the air inlet to be passed through the evaporator, and a cooling device that cools down the condenser.
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