Lint collection apparatus and system for fabric dryers
US7886458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B25/007
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A modular lint collection system for a fabric dryer, comprising a lint collection frame having a plurality of lint screen retaining members associated therewith, and a plurality of lint collection screens connected to respective lint screen retaining members and arranged in a zigzag pattern. The lint collection screens are oriented in respective vertical planes with adjacent screens lying in intersecting relation to one another, such that the air flow being drawn through the dryer generally impinges the screens at an oblique angle.
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