Method and apparatus for drying articles
US9127400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F58/266
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for drying laundry with a radio frequency (RF) applicator having a plurality of baffles on a drum rotatable on a non-vertical axis, an anode element in at least one first baffle and a cathode element in at least one second baffle, the method including capacitively coupling the anode element to the cathode element, and energizing the RF applicator to generate a field of electromagnetic radiation (e-field) between the anode element and the cathode element, wherein liquid in the laundry residing within the e-field will be dielectrically heated to effect a drying of the laundry.
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