Global Patent Index - EP 2725131 A1

EP 2725131 A1 20140430 - Drying device with a blowing unit

Title (en)

Drying device with a blowing unit

Title (de)

Trockner mit Gebläsevorrichtung

Title (fr)

Sécheur avec un ventilateur

Publication

EP 2725131 A1 20140430 (EN)

Application

EP 13188657 A 20131015

Priority

IT PR20120071 A 20121023

Abstract (en)

A linen drying device comprising: i) a drum (2) that can rotate and is intended to house the linen to be dried and/or washed; ii) a housing compartment (3) of the drum (2); iii) a condenser (4) that receives a gaseous fluid containing particles of vapour from said compartment (3) and that causes at least partial condensation thereof; iv) a blowing unit (5) in turn comprising: -a movement impeller (51) of the gaseous fluid; -a casing (52) that houses the impeller (51), is placed in fluid communication with the condenser (4) and is downstream of the condenser (4) along the outflow direction of the gaseous fluid, said casing (52) comprising a first and a second semi-shell (53, 54). The condenser (4) and the blowing unit (5) are placed along a line (7) that takes said gaseous fluid out of the compartment (3) and reintroduces it into the compartment (3). The first and the second semi-shell (53, 54) are made of sheet metal and are connected to each other through a seaming (9).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/10 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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)

EP 2725131 A1 20140430; EP 2725131 B1 20160720; IT PR20120071 A1 20140424

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13188657 A 20131015; IT PR20120071 A 20121023