EP 2990523 A1 20160302 - Heat pump laundry dryer
Title (en)
Heat pump laundry dryer
Title (de)
Wärmepumpenwäschetrockner
Title (fr)
Sèche-linge à pompe thermique
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 14182924 A 20140829
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a laundry dryer including: a casing, rotatably supporting a drum (3), a basement (24) defining a basement plane (X, Y) and in which a first longitudinal half (24 first half) and a second longitudinal half (24 second half) of said basement (24) are identifiable by means of a first plane (P1) perpendicular to said basement plane (X, Y) and passing through a rotational axis (R) of the drum; a heat pump system (30), being arranged in the process air conduit within said first longitudinal half of said basement; a process air conduit (18) in fluid communication with the drum, including a basement process air duct formed in said basement, comprising a basement duct portion (28) wherein an exit plane (Pex), a basement outlet plane (P19) and an intermediate plane (P3) are defined, all three perpendicular to said basement plane (X, Y) sectioning said basement duct portion (28) respectly at said condenser process air exit (28in), at said basement process air outlet (19) and in a point belonging to said first half of said basement not at said exit plane (Pex); said planes defining respectly three basement duct portion sections; wherein each basement duct section defines a vertical centerline (C) dividing each basement duct section in two halfs, having respectly a first, second and third lowest points (LPO), (LPV), (LP3) of said outer halfs at a vertical height respectly (A0), (AV), (A1); wherein A0 < AV and A0 < A1 < AV.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 2527528 A1 20121128 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- [A] EP 2743394 A1 20140618 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
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 14182924 A 20140829