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Dryer

US8627580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 2011
Grant dateJan 14, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B11/044
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dryer is provided. The dryer may include a main body having an inner space formed therein, a fixed drum provided in the inner space of the main body, and a tumbling device coupled to the drum. The fixed drum may have a non-circular cross-section as it is rotated. The tumbling device may tumble laundry items received in the fixed drum as it slides along an inner circumferential surface of the fixed drum.

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