Automatic clothes dryer
US8015726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/206
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automatic clothes dryer comprises a cabinet defining an interior space in which is rotatably mounted a drum that defines a drying chamber, a heater assembly having a heating element for heating air, and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower is mounted within the interior space and is fluidly coupled to the drying chamber for moving heated air through the drying chamber. A first temperature sensor is mounted upstream of the heating element. A second temperature sensor is mounted downstream of the blower. Outputs from the temperature sensors are utilized with one or more methods to determine the air flow characteristics through the dryer.
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