EP 2527526 B1 20140723 - Rotary-drum laundry dryer
Title (en)
Rotary-drum laundry dryer
Title (de)
Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel
Title (fr)
Sèche-linge à tambour rotatif
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11167977 A 20110527
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2527526A1] Rotary-drum laundry dryer (1) comprising a revolving drum (3) adapted to receive laundry to be dried, a hot-air generator (6) structured to circulate an airflow (f) through said revolving drum (3), and a lower supporting base or socle (9) which is structured for resting on the floor and for housing at least part of the hot-air generator (6); the hot-air generator (6) comprising: an air recirculating conduit (12) allowing said airflow (f) to flow through the revolving drum (3) and through at least one heat exchanger (15) located along said air recirculating conduit (12) for condensing moisture inside the airflow (f); a segment (12c) of the air recirculating conduit (12) extending across the lower supporting base or socle (9), and being structured so as to house said at least one heat exchanger (15); said lower supporting base or socle (9) being furthermore provided with one or more pass-through openings (19a) through which corresponding elongated members (19) stick out of said segment (12c) of the air recirculating conduit (12); the laundry dryer (1) also comprising an auxiliary lid or cover (9c) which is structured for being associated onto the lower supporting base or socle (9), in a region adjacent to at least one of said pass-through openings (19a), to at least partly cover/close the gap formed between the edge of the lower supporting base or socle (9) delimiting said pass-through opening (19a) and the at least one elongated member (19) that sticks out of the lower supporting base or socle (9) through said pass-through opening (19a).
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
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DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11167977 A 20110527