Method for removing lint from a heat exchanger of a domestic appliance and corresponding domestic appliance
US8182612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F58/24
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method is provided for the removal from a heat exchange of lint that is generated during a drying process in a domestic appliance for laundry care. A rinsing fluid is run through the heat exchanger for cleaning and the rinsing fluid is deflected during a cleaning phase with the magnitude of deflection or the direction of deflection of the rinsing fluid being a function of the strength of an air flow that is applied to deflect the rinsing fluid. The rinsing fluid is thus run through various regions of the heat exchanger depending on the deflection.
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