EP 2581489 A1 20130417 - A heat pump laundry dryer with air stream filters
Title (en)
A heat pump laundry dryer with air stream filters
Title (de)
Wäschetrockner mit Wärmepumpe mit Luftstromfiltern
Title (fr)
Sèche-linge à pompe à chaleur doté de filtres de flux d'air
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11184856 A 20111012
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a laundry dryer (10) with a heat pump system. The laundry dryer (10) includes a rotatable laundry drum (12). An opening (20) is arranged in the front side of the laundry dryer (10), said opening (20) allows an access to the interior of the laundry drum (12). The heat pump system includes an air stream circuit comprising a removable fluff filter (22), a removable evaporator filter (26), an evaporator (37) and a condenser (38). The evaporator (37) and the condenser (38) are arranged in a basement of the laundry dryer (10). The evaporator filter (26) is arranged upstream the evaporator (37). The fluff filter (22) is arranged at least partially below a bottom of the opening (20). The evaporator filter (26) is arranged below and/or behind the fluff filter (22). The fluff filter (22) and the evaporator filter (26) are accessible, removable and insertable through the bottom of the opening (20). The fluff filter (22) and the evaporator filter (26) are formed as separated components, so that they can be removed/inserted one separately from the other.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
US 2009100697 A1 20090423 - STEFFENS GUENTER [DE]
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 7458171 B1 20081202 - LENTZ LUKE E [US]
- [Y] DE 102007012071 A1 20080918 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [YD] EP 2050862 A1 20090422 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [A] DE 4304372 A1 19940818 - MIELE & CIE [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11184856 A 20111012