Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – Rotary drums or receptacles
Patent
1998-09-03
1999-12-28
Bennett, Henry
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
Rotary drums or receptacles
34604, F26B 1102
Patent
active
060064455
ABSTRACT:
A washer/dryer combination used for washing and drying articles such as clothing in the same machine. The washer/dryer combination includes a body having a treatment chamber defined within the body, a front side including an opening, and a door attached to the front side and selectively covering the opening. The door includes a front wall, a back wall, a cavity defined between the walls, and a pair of air ducts disposed within the cavity. A first air duct includes a hot air outlet and the second air duct includes an exhaust air inlet. The washer/dryer combination further includes a heater and blower unit for blowing hot air into the chamber of the body via the hot air outlet. A first air conduit has a first end matingly engaging the heater and blower unit and a second end matingly engaging the first air duct. A second air conduit has a first end and second end where the first end matingly engages the second air duct. The washer/dryer combination can further include a lint guard disposed within the second air conduit. At least one seal is provided between the door and the opening of the front side of the body.
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Bennett Henry
Drake Malik N.
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