US 08555523 B2 - Patent for a Condensation Dryer

Abstract

A method carried out without sealing elements inside fixed parts in the front area of a condensation dryer. A process air channel arranged in a shield is made of a plastic material and is provided with a vertical dividing surface which is placed at the level of a heat exchanger reception area in front of a base …

Legal parties

Party
Inventors (applicants):	Holger Löffler, Lothar Dittmer
Assignees (initial):	BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH (Munich, DE)
Agents:	James E. Howard (attorney), Andre Pallapies (attorney)

The application was examined by Kenneth Rinehart (USPTO dept. 3743)

Claims

1. A condensation dryer comprising: a drum for accommodating items to be dried and being …
2. The tumble dryer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there is an opening …
3. The tumble dryer as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the heat exchanger features …

International priority data

DE: 10 2005 013 049 / Mar. 18, 2005 (national)

Cited documents

Patents

GB 2 114 723, Aug. 1, 1983
DE 102 02 442, Aug. 1, 2003
DE 31 35 292, Mar. 1, 1983
DE 103 46 107, Jun. 1, 2005
Jo US 2005/0072017 A1 / 34/62, Apr. 1, 2005
DE 85 35 335 U, May. 1, 1987

DE 10148700 A1, May. 1, 2002
Kadakia US 5317816 A, Jun. 1, 1994
DE 101 48 700, May. 1, 2002
Doh et al. US 2005/0132594 A1 / 34/73, Jun. 1, 2005
EP 0 481 187, Apr. 1, 1992

Drawings

exploded view of a condenser dryer with its modular components

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Brief Description of Drawings

The invention is explained in greater detail below based on an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing. The associated drawing shows in FIG. 1 an exploded view of a condenser …

Description

Brief Summary

The invention relates to a condensation dryer with a drum able to be driven electrically and able to be rotated around at least one approximately horizontal axis for accommodating items …

Reference Symbols

1. Tumble dryer 2. Heat exchanger 3. Lint filter 4. Front wall 5. Rear wall 6. Support plate 7. Base module 8. Heat exchanger holder 9. Slide-in heat exchanger opening …

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Miscellaneous patent data

The exemplary patent drawings are exploded view of a condenser, Condensation Dryer, similar classification categories are the materials or objects to be dried being moved by gravity, Treating suspension or slurry, Zigzag treating gas or vapor flow, Parts thereof, the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried, treatment of suspension or slurry, the gas or vapour circulating over, or surrounding, the materials or objects to be dried, Spiral treated material path type, Diverse types of drying operations, applying pressure, e.g. wringing, by brushing, by wiping, the patent is illustrated by 1 drawings, claims 1-15 comprise the invention scope, the patent particularly claims a condensation dryer comprising: a drum for accommodating items to be dried…, numbered 11/886,399 (application), the invention is titled Condensation Dryer, the recorded agent's name is Pallapies Andre, the claim number 1 is selected as exemplary, invented by Holger Löffler et al., the patent was granted on Oct. 15, 2013, the applicant's first name is Holger, and his last name is Löffler, the assignee is categorized as a foreign company or corporation, the inventor's name is Dittmer Lothar, the application publication date is Jan. 12, 2006, the invention details are shown in 2 figures, originally classified under Including gas or vapor circulating means, was examined by Kenneth Rinehart, the main examiner (3743 USPTO department), the assignee company is BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH located in Munich (DE), the term of the patent was extended by 1388 days, the grant number is 08555523.

Invention classification information

The invention is classified under Including gas or vapor circulating means, in moving drums or other mainly-closed receptacles, Specific housing structure. The designated search classifications include Including gas or vapor circulating means, With drum or receptacle enclosing housing, And supporting, driving, sealing, or bearing means for drum, Specific housing structure.

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Patent details
Publication number	08555523
Publication date	Oct. 15, 2013
Kind code	B2
Application number	11/886,399
Application date	Jan. 12, 2006
Application type	U
Application series code	11
Int. pub. country	WO
Int. pub. number	WO2006/097367
Int. publication	Sep. 21, 2006
Int. filing country	WO
Int. filing	PCT/EP2006/050182
Filed internationally	Jan. 12, 2006
National stage date	Sep. 13, 2007
Extension term	1388
National classification	34/604
Total number of claims	15
Exemplary claims	1
Number of drawings	1
Number of figures	2

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