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Cleaning apparatus for a component of a household tumble dryer

US8245347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

21Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Roman Goldberg · Dresden, DE
Klaus Grunert · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2007
Grant date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F58/24
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus for a component operatively disposed within a process air-circuit of a household tumble dryer, in particular a heat exchanger of a household tumble dryer, the cleaning apparatus including a cleaning brush configured for operational movement along the component and a drive mechanism having a cleaning brush drive rod operatively connected to the cleaning brush for moving the cleaning brush along the component. The cleaning apparatus further includes a cleaning fluid feed line and means operatively associated with the cleaning fluid feed line for supplying cleaning fluid to the cleaning brush.

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