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Vented dryer having counter-flowing air and method for the operation thereof

US8528226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

14Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Kai-Uwe Bache · Berlin, DE
Philipp Steusloff · Berlin, DE
Andy Wischer · Kamern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2009
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2105/58
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vented dryer having a drum to dry damp laundry by warm process air; a first process air duct upstream of the drum; a heater to heat the process air in the first process air duct; a supply air duct leading into the first process air duct; an exhaust air duct; a second process air duct downstream of the drum and transitioning into the exhaust air duct; a blower; a first temperature sensor in the first process air duct; and a heat-buildup generator to generate a heat buildup at the first temperature sensor if a counter-flowing air current occurs.

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