Automatic clothes dryer

Details Automatic clothes dryer Automatic clothes dryer

2011-03-29

2011-03-29

Gravini, Stephen (Department: 3743)

Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids

Process

Gas or vapor contact with treated material

C034S486000, C034S380000, C034S260000, C705S014560, C068S00500D, C348S014080, C241S005000, C241S039000, C137S803000, C417S048000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07913418

ABSTRACT:
An automatic clothes dryer comprises a cabinet defining an interior space in which is rotatably mounted a drum that defines a drying chamber, a heater assembly having a heating element for heating air, and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower is mounted within the interior space and is fluidly coupled to the drying chamber for moving heated air through the drying chamber. A first temperature sensor is mounted upstream of the heating element. A second temperature sensor is mounted downstream of the blower. Outputs from the temperature sensors are utilized with one or more methods to determine the air flow characteristics through the dryer.

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