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Laundry drier

US8661707B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2004
Grant dateMar 4, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F58/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A program-controlled laundry drier equipped with a rotary drum in which the material to be dried is inserted and moved during the drying process. The dryer comprising a heater for heating the drying air and a blower which guides the drying air stream into the interior of the drum. The axis of a current generator is mechanically coupled to the rotary drum and the output voltage of the current generator is applied to the excitation winding of a relay whose switching contacts switch the heating current circuit for the drying air.

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