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Laundry drying unit having a lint screen arranged within a process air circuit and a method for operating said laundry drying unit

US8984767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klaus Grunert · Berlin, DE
Guido Sattler · Falkensee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 19, 2010
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2105/34
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry drying unit includes a process air circuit and a component arranged in the process air circuit. Provided above the component is a washing tank for dispensing a cleaning fluid, with a flow of cleaning fluid dispensed from the washing tank to the component being controlled by a controllable valve. The valve can be controlled on the basis of an amount of cleaning fluid in the washing tank.

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