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Cleaning device for a component within a process air circuit of a household tumble-dryer

US8266815B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

9References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2007
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A cleaning device for a component, especially a heat exchanger, operatively disposed within a process air circuit of a household tumble dryer, the cleaning device comprising a rotatable brush device for removal of lint deposits from the component; a linear drive mechanism for driving the brush device along the component; and a rotary drive mechanism for driving the brush device about an axis of rotation.

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