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EP2273005B1
EP2273005B1 EP10401081.4A EP10401081A EP2273005B1 EP 2273005 B1 EP2273005 B1 EP 2273005B1 EP 10401081 A EP10401081 A EP 10401081A EP 2273005 B1 EP2273005 B1 EP 2273005B1
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
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  • the lint filter is formed from a sieve insert with several filter levels, which on the housing front side forms a partial area of the filler ring and is inserted or integrated therein in a form-fitting manner.
  • the sieve insert can thus be easily removed from the front and reinserted.
  • the sieve insert is arranged below a chord or arch formed by the filling ring.
  • the tendon or bow slightly restricts the filling ring in a flattening manner in the lower area of the loading opening a, and thus forms the space for the sieve insert below the tendon / arch.
  • the area of the chord / arch that sweeps over the screen insert is designed as a coarse screen so that the chord is formed from a web provided with holes.
  • the sieve insert is formed from a sickle-shaped hollow body which fills the space between the coarse sieve and the lower edge region of the loading opening flush.
  • the sieve insert is constructed in several parts, each part being assigned a filter level.
  • each part being assigned a filter level.
  • the sieve insert comprises a first level for a filter insert below the coarse sieve, a second level comprising a further filter insert between the sieve insert and a depth filter arranged in the exhaust air opening.
  • a filter system that is formed from three filter levels.
  • the sickle-shaped sieve insert is covered in a sealing manner by the lower edge of the door with an end area when the door is closed. As already mentioned above, this provides a uniformly encircling door seal around the door edge or the opening edge, which in particular does not cause any momentum in the area of the door, so that the door can be closed or opened without tension.
  • the sieve insert 12 can be removed from the front of the housing 2 with one grip, so that in particular the filter inserts 13.1, 14.1 as well as the deep filter 15 can easily be removed from the exhaust air opening 20 can be taken out to clean them or to replace them.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Wäschetrockner mit einer in einem Gehäuse drehbar gelagerten Trommel, einer mit einer Tür verschließbaren Beschickungsöffnung, sowie einem Gebläse und einer Heizeinrichtung zur Erzeugung eines Prozessluftstromes, der im verriegelten Zustand der Tür durch die Trommel über eine im Rand der Beschickungsöffnung mit einem Flusenfilter versehene korrespondierende Öffnung strömt, die einen Teilbereich des Einfüllringes bildet, wobei das Flusenfilter aus einem zumindest Siebeinsatz mit einer Filterebene oder mehreren Filterebenen gebildet ist, der unterhalb einer / eines vom Einfüllring gebildeten Sehne oder Bogens angeordnet ist und wobei der den Siebeinsatz überstreichende Bereich der Sehne oder des Bogens als Grobsieb ausgebildet ist.The invention relates to a tumble dryer with a drum rotatably mounted in a housing, a loading opening that can be closed with a door, as well as a fan and a heating device for generating a process air flow which, when the door is locked, flows through the drum via a lint filter in the edge of the loading opening provided corresponding opening flows, which forms a partial area of the filling ring, wherein the lint filter is formed from at least one sieve insert with one filter level or several filter levels, which is arranged below a tendon or arch formed by the filling ring and wherein the area of the tendon that sweeps over the sieve insert or the arch is designed as a coarse screen.

Ein derartiger Wäschetrockner ist aus der DE 92 12 226 U1 bekannt. Das Flusenfilter ist mit einer wannenförmigen Siebfläche ausgebildet und unterhalb des Grobsiebes fest im Prozessluftkanal eingebaut und nicht entnehmbar. Die Flusenablagerungen sind für den Benutzer nicht großflächig sichtbar.Such a tumble dryer is from the DE 92 12 226 U1 known. The lint filter is designed with a trough-shaped screen surface and is permanently installed in the process air duct underneath the coarse screen and cannot be removed. The lint deposits are not largely visible to the user.

Aus dem Stand der Technik ist aus der DE 20 2007 014 571 ein Filter für Wäschetrockner zum Auffangen der beim Trocknungsvorgang erzeugten Flusen bekannt. Dabei ist das Filter mit einem in einem Rahmen angeordneten Filtermedium aus Kunststoff, welches herausnehmbar und wieder einsetzbar, in der Trockenluftleitung mittels einer Dichtung angeordnet. Dabei ist das Filter im Rand der Beschickungsöffnung untergebracht und bildet hier einen Teilbereich des Einfüllringes. Auch die DE 10 2005 056 136 B4 oder DE 84 37 357 U1 offenbaren ähnliche Wäschetrockner, bei denen ein Siebeinsatz mit mehreren Filterebenen durch eine Öffnung im Rand der Beschickungsöffnung von oben in den Prozessluftkanal eingesetzt werden, wobei die Filtereinsätze sich dann vollständig im Prozessluftkanal befinden und von außen nicht einsehbar sind. Die DE 295 17 898 U1 offenbart eine Flusenfilter-Vorrichtung bestehend aus einem Halterahmen und daran angeordnetem Filterbeutel, die ebenfalls von oben über eine Öffnung in der Beschickungsöffnung in den Prozessluftkanal eingesetzt wird. Eine andere Ausführungsform ist noch gemäß der DE 42 20 534 bekannt, die einen Taumeltrockner offenbart, wobei bei diesem Taumeltrockner die Filtereinrichtung im unteren Bereich des Gehäuses untergebracht ist.From the prior art is from DE 20 2007 014 571 a filter for tumble dryers to collect the lint generated during the drying process is known. The filter with a filter medium made of plastic, which is arranged in a frame and can be removed and reinserted, is arranged in the dry air line by means of a seal. The filter is housed in the edge of the loading opening and forms a part of the filling ring here. Also the DE 10 2005 056 136 B4 or DE 84 37 357 U1 disclose similar tumble dryers in which a sieve insert with several filter levels is inserted into the process air duct from above through an opening in the edge of the loading opening, the filter inserts then being completely in the process air duct and not visible from the outside. The DE 295 17 898 U1 discloses a lint filter device consisting of a holding frame and a filter bag arranged thereon, which is also inserted into the process air duct from above via an opening in the loading opening. Another embodiment is still according to FIG DE 42 20 534 known, which discloses a tumble dryer, the filter device being housed in this tumble dryer in the lower region of the housing.

Bei diesen aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Wäschetrocknern wird es als nachteilig angesehen, dass die Filtereinrichtungen im Türbereich nur eine einzige Filterebene zulassen, wobei Zusatzfilter hier nur in tieferen Bereichen in der Vorderwand unterzubringen sind. Zudem ergibt sich bei den bekannten Ausführungen des Standes der Technik eine kleine Filterfläche, die einen relativ hohen Strömungsverlust hervorruft, wobei die Luftführung hinsichtlich der Reinigung nicht oder nur schwer zugänglich ist.In these clothes dryers known from the prior art, it is regarded as disadvantageous that the filter devices in the door area only allow a single filter level, with additional filters here only having to be accommodated in deeper areas in the front wall. In addition In the known designs of the prior art, the result is a small filter surface, which causes a relatively high flow loss, the air duct being difficult or impossible to access with regard to cleaning.

Der Erfindung stellt sich somit die Aufgabe, einen Wäschetrockner mit einem Flusenfilter im Randbereich der Beschickungsöffnung hinsichtlich der Zugänglichkeit zu verbessern.The object of the invention is therefore to improve accessibility of a tumble dryer with a lint filter in the edge area of the loading opening.

Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe durch einen Wäschetrockner mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.According to the invention, the object is achieved by a tumble dryer with the features of claim 1. Advantageous refinements and developments of the invention emerge from the following subclaims.

Die mit der Erfindung erreichbaren Vorteile bestehen nun darin, dass ein großflächiges Filter für den Benutzer gut sichtbar und zugänglich bereitgestellt wird. Hierzu ist das Flusenfilter im Türbereich der Einfüllöffnung einsetzbar, wobei zur Vergrößerung der Filterfläche das Flusenfilter aus mehreren Filterebenen bzw. Siebebenen besteht. Dabei ergibt sich bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Flusenfilter ein optimales Handling bei geöffneter Tür, da das Flusenfilter Siebeinsätze mit jeweils einer Filterebene umfasst. Dadurch sind die einzelnen Siebeinsätze einfach von der Frontseite her in horizontaler Richtung herausnehmbar.The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are that a large-area filter is made available that is easily visible and accessible to the user. For this purpose, the lint filter can be used in the door area of the filling opening, whereby the lint filter consists of several filter levels or sieve levels to enlarge the filter surface. In the case of the lint filter according to the invention, this results in optimal handling when the door is open, since the lint filter comprises sieve inserts with one filter level each. As a result, the individual sieve inserts can easily be removed from the front in the horizontal direction.

In einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung umfasst das Flusenfilter einen einstückigen Siebeinsatz mit mehreren Filterebenen, der hierbei als Haupt- und Zusatzsieb ausgebildet ist. Das eingesetzte Filter nimmt einen Teilbereich der Querschnittsfläche der Öffnung ein und wird mit einem Teilbereich der Tür abgedeckt, wenn sie geschlossen ist. Die Türdichtung kann hierbei am Türrand umlaufend und symmetrisch zum Schließkloben bzw. des Scharniers ausgebildet werden, so dass bei der Anlage der Dichtung an den Öffnungsrand eine Momentenbildung oder Verwindung im Bereich der Tür nicht entsteht. Zudem wird ermöglicht, dass ein großer Sichtbereich für das Sichtfenster gegeben ist, da nur das im unteren Bereich der Öffnung angeordnete Filter abgedeckt werden muss, wobei der verbleibende offene Querschnittsbereich der Türöffnung mit dem Schauglas verschlossen werden kann. Zudem stellt das erfindungsgemäße Flusensieb eine wesentlich größere Hauptsiebfläche bereit. Dies führt dazu, dass geringere Strömungsverluste hervorgerufen werden, wobei dadurch auch die Luftzuführung zumindest bereichsweise zur Reinigung gut zugänglich ist.In an advantageous development, the lint filter comprises a one-piece sieve insert with several filter levels, which is designed as a main and an additional sieve. The filter used takes up a portion of the cross-sectional area of the opening and is covered with a portion of the door when it is closed. The door seal can be designed circumferentially on the door edge and symmetrically to the locking block or the hinge, so that when the seal rests against the opening edge, there is no formation of moments or torsion in the area of the door. In addition, it is made possible that there is a large viewing area for the viewing window, since only the filter arranged in the lower area of the opening has to be covered, with the remaining open cross-sectional area of the door opening being able to be closed with the viewing glass. In addition, the fluff filter according to the invention provides a significantly larger main filter surface. This leads to lower flow losses, whereby the air supply is also easily accessible for cleaning, at least in some areas.

Gemäß der Erfindung ist hierbei das Flusenfilter aus einem Siebeinsatz mit mehreren Filterebenen gebildet, der gehäusefrontseitig einen Teilbereich des Einfüllringes bildet und darin formschlüssig eingesetzt bzw. eingebunden ist. Der Siebeinsatz kann somit frontseitig leicht entnommen und wieder eingesetzt werden. Erfindungsgemäß ist der Siebeinsatz unterhalb einer vom Einfüllring gebildeten Sehne oder eines Bogens angeordnet. Die Sehne oder der Bogen schränkt den Einfüllring abflachend im unteren Bereich der Beschickungsöffnung leicht ein, und bildet somit unterhalb der Sehne/des Bogens den Raum für den Siebeinsatz. In vorteilhafter Weise ist hierbei der den Siebeinsatz überstreichende Bereich der Sehne/des Bogens als Grobsieb ausgebildet, so dass die Sehne aus einem mit Löchern versehenem Steg gebildet ist. Erfindungsgemäß ist der Siebeinsatz aus einem sichelförmigen Hohlkörper gebildet, der den Raum zwischen dem Grobsieb und dem unteren Randbereich der Beschickungsöffnung bündig ausfüllt.According to the invention, the lint filter is formed from a sieve insert with several filter levels, which on the housing front side forms a partial area of the filler ring and is inserted or integrated therein in a form-fitting manner. The sieve insert can thus be easily removed from the front and reinserted. According to the invention, the sieve insert is arranged below a chord or arch formed by the filling ring. The tendon or bow slightly restricts the filling ring in a flattening manner in the lower area of the loading opening a, and thus forms the space for the sieve insert below the tendon / arch. Advantageously, the area of the chord / arch that sweeps over the screen insert is designed as a coarse screen so that the chord is formed from a web provided with holes. According to the invention, the sieve insert is formed from a sickle-shaped hollow body which fills the space between the coarse sieve and the lower edge region of the loading opening flush.

In einer zweckmäßigen Ausführung ist der Siebeinsatz mehrteilig ausgebildet ist, wobei jedem Teil jeweils eine Filterebene zugeordnet ist. Somit kann eine optimale Balance zwischen der Filterleistung und des zur Verfügung stehenden Luftstroms erzielt werden.In an expedient embodiment, the sieve insert is constructed in several parts, each part being assigned a filter level. Thus, an optimal balance between the filter performance and the available air flow can be achieved.

In einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung sind die jeweils eine Filterebene bildenden Teile derart im Frontbereich der Einfüllöffnung angeordnet, dass sie einzeln entnommen werden können. Somit kann ein erstes als Sieb ausgebildetes Grobfilter leicht handhabbar und gut zugänglich im Siebeinsatz angebracht werden, wobei ein strömungsmäßig dahinter liegendes Tiefenfilter nicht die häufigen Reinigungsinterwalle benötigt und deshalb weniger gut zugänglich angebracht werden kann.In an advantageous further development, the parts that each form a filter plane are arranged in the front region of the filling opening in such a way that they can be removed individually. Thus, a first coarse filter designed as a sieve can be fitted in the sieve insert in a way that is easy to handle and easily accessible, with a depth filter located behind it in terms of flow not requiring the frequent cleaning intervals and therefore being fitted less easily accessible.

In einer weiteren Ausführung sind zumindest eine erste Filterebene im Siebeinsatz und zumindest eine weitere Filterebene als Einlegeteil im Eingangsbereich des Luftkanals nachgeschaltet, so dass eine optimale Handhabung für den oft zu reinigenden ersten Siebeinsatz gegeben ist.In a further embodiment, at least one first filter level in the sieve insert and at least one further filter level as an insert in the entrance area of the air duct are connected downstream so that optimal handling is provided for the first sieve insert, which is often to be cleaned.

In Weiterbildung der Erfindung umfasst der Siebeinsatz eine erste Ebene für einen Filtereinsatz unterhalb des Grobsiebes, wobei eine zweite Ebene einen weiteren Filtereinsatz zwischen dem Siebeinsatz und einem in der Abluftöffnung angeordneten Tiefenfilter umfasst. Somit ergibt sich ein Filtersystem, welches aus drei Filterebenen gebildet wird. In vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung ist der als sichelförmig ausgebildete Siebeinsatz mit einem stirnseitigen Bereich im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür vom unteren Rand der Tür dichtend abgedeckt. Wie bereits schon oben erwähnt, wird hierdurch eine gleichmäßig umlaufende Türdichtung um den Türrand oder den Öffnungsrand bereit gestellt, die insbesondere keine Momentenbildung im Bereich der Tür hervorruft, so dass ein spannungsfreies Schließen bzw. Öffnen der Tür gegeben ist.In a further development of the invention, the sieve insert comprises a first level for a filter insert below the coarse sieve, a second level comprising a further filter insert between the sieve insert and a depth filter arranged in the exhaust air opening. This results in a filter system that is formed from three filter levels. In an advantageous embodiment, the sickle-shaped sieve insert is covered in a sealing manner by the lower edge of the door with an end area when the door is closed. As already mentioned above, this provides a uniformly encircling door seal around the door edge or the opening edge, which in particular does not cause any momentum in the area of the door, so that the door can be closed or opened without tension.

Nach einer besonders vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist in der Tür ein nach innen gewölbtes Schauglas eingefasst, wobei der untere Bereich des Schauglasrandes sich im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür über dem Grobsieb erstreckt. Somit ergibt sich im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür zwischen dem unteren Schauglasrand und dem Grobsieb ein sich zur Trommel aufweitender Spalt.According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, an inwardly curved sight glass is set in the door, the lower area of the sight glass rim extending over the coarse sieve when the door is closed. Thus results in the closed State of the door between the lower edge of the sight glass and the coarse sieve, a gap widening towards the drum.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen rein schematisch dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Es zeigt:

Figur 1
eine geschnittene Seitenansicht eines Wäschetrockners;
Figur 2
eine perspektivische Darstellung des Beschickungsbereichs des Wäschetrockners in explosionsartiger Darstellung mit dem Siebeinsatz und
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eine geschnittene Seitenansicht des Teilbereichs des Wäschetrockners gemäß der Figur 1 im Bereich der Beschickungsöffnung mit geschlossener Tür.
An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and is described in more detail below. It shows:
Figure 1
a sectional side view of a clothes dryer;
Figure 2
a perspective view of the loading area of the tumble dryer in an exploded view with the sieve insert and
Figure 3
a sectional side view of the portion of the clothes dryer according to FIG Figure 1 in the area of the loading opening with the door closed.

Die Figur 1 zeigt in der geschnittenen Seitenansicht einen Wäschetrockner 1 mit einer in einem Gehäuse 2 drehbar gelagerten Trommel 3. Der Wäschetrockner 1 verfügt hierbei über eine Tür 4, die die Beschickungsöffnung 5 verschließt. Weiter verfügt der Wäschetrockner 1 über ein Gebläse 6 und eine Heizeinrichtung 7, welche zur Erzeugung eines Prozessluftstromes zur Trocknung der Wäschestücke dient. Dieser strömt im verriegelten Zustand der Tür 4 durch die Trommel 3 über eine im Rand 8 der Beschickungsöffnung 5 mit einem Flusenfilter 9 versehene korrespondierende Öffnung 10. Dabei ist, wie in den Figuren 2 und 3 zu erkennen ist, das Flusenfilter 9 ein Teilbereich des Einfüllringes 11.The Figure 1 shows a sectional side view of a tumble dryer 1 with a drum 3 rotatably mounted in a housing 2. The tumble dryer 1 has a door 4 which closes the loading opening 5. The tumble dryer 1 also has a fan 6 and a heating device 7 which is used to generate a process air flow for drying the laundry items. This flows in the locked state of the door 4 through the drum 3 via a corresponding opening 10 provided with a lint filter 9 in the edge 8 of the loading opening 5. Here, as in FIG Figures 2 and 3 it can be seen that the lint filter 9 is a partial area of the filling ring 11.

Erfindungsgemäß ist das Flusenfilter 9 aus einem Siebeinsatz 12 mit mehreren Filterebenen 13, 14 und 15 gebildet. Hierbei bildet der Siebeinsatz 12 gehäuseseitig einen Teilbereich des Einfüllringes 11 und ist darin formschlüssig eingesetzt bzw. eingebunden, wie dies in der Zusammenschau der Figuren 2 und 3 zu erkennen ist. Der Siebeinsatz 12 ist, wie in der explodierten Darstellung gemäß Figur 2 dargestellt, unterhalb einer vom Einfüllring 11 gebildeten Sehne 16 angeordnet. Diese Sehne 16 verläuft leicht abflachend im unteren Bereich des Einfüllringes 11 und bildet somit unterhalb des Einfüllringes 11 einen Raum, in den der Siebeinsatz 12 von der Frontseite aus eingesteckt werden kann. Wie aus der Figur 2 weiter zu erkennen ist, ist der den Siebeinsatz 12 überstreichende Bereich der Sehne 16 als Grobsieb 17 ausgebildet. Dies ist deutlich an den Löchern in der stegförmigen Sehne 16 zu erkennen. Der Siebeinsatz 12 ist aus einem sichelförmigen Hohlkörper 18 geformt, der den Raum zwischen dem Grobsieb 17 und dem unteren Randbereich 19 der Beschickungsöffnung 5 bündig ausfüllt. Wie aus der Figur 2 zu erkennen ist, weist der Siebeinsatz 12 eine erste Ebene 13 für einen Filtereinsatz 13.1 unterhalb des Grobsiebes 17 auf, wobei eine zweite Ebene 14 für einen weiteren Filtereinsatz 14.1 sich zwischen dem Siebeinsatz 12 und einem in der Abluftöffnung 20 angeordneten Tiefenfilter 15 erstreckt, wobei das Tiefenfilter 15 eine dritte Filterebene 15 bildet. Das Tiefenfilter 15 ist hierbei als zusätzliche Einlage ausgebildet, die unterhalb des Siebeinsatzes 12 im Eintrittsbereich des Luftkanals eingesetzt ist.According to the invention, the lint filter 9 is formed from a sieve insert 12 with several filter levels 13, 14 and 15. Here, the sieve insert 12 on the housing side forms a portion of the filler ring 11 and is inserted or integrated in it in a form-fitting manner, as can be seen in the overview Figures 2 and 3 can be seen. The sieve insert 12 is as shown in the exploded illustration Figure 2 shown, arranged below a chord 16 formed by the filling ring 11. This chord 16 runs slightly flattened in the lower region of the filling ring 11 and thus forms a space below the filling ring 11 into which the sieve insert 12 can be inserted from the front. As from the Figure 2 It can also be seen that the region of the tendon 16 sweeping over the sieve insert 12 is designed as a coarse sieve 17. This can be clearly seen from the holes in the web-shaped tendon 16. The sieve insert 12 is formed from a sickle-shaped hollow body 18 which fills the space between the coarse sieve 17 and the lower edge region 19 of the loading opening 5 flush. As from the Figure 2 As can be seen, the sieve insert 12 has a first level 13 for a filter insert 13.1 below the coarse sieve 17, with a second level 14 for a further filter insert 14.1 extending between the sieve insert 12 and a depth filter 15 arranged in the exhaust air opening 20 Depth filter 15 forms a third filter level 15. The Depth filter 15 is designed as an additional insert, which is inserted below the sieve insert 12 in the inlet area of the air duct.

Gemäß der Figur 3 ist zu erkennen, dass der als sichelförmig ausgebildete Siebeinsatz 12 mit seinem stirnseitigen Bereich im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür 4 vom unteren Rand der Tür 4 dichtend abgedeckt ist. Auch ist in der Zusammenschau der Figuren 2 und 3 zu erkennen, dass in der Tür 4 ein nach innen gewölbtes Schauglas 21 eingefasst ist. Wie aus der Figur 3 deutlich zu erkennen ist, erstreckt sich der untere Bereich des Schauglasrandes 22 im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür 4 über dem Grobsieb 17. Dies führt dazu, dass sich zwischen dem unteren Schauglasrand 22 und dem Grobsieb 17 ein sich zur Trommel 3 hin aufweitender Spalt 24 im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür 4 ergibt. Es versteht sich nun von selbst, dass, wenn die Tür 4 geöffnet ist, mit einem Griff der Siebeinsatz 12 aus der Frontseite des Gehäuses 2 entnommen werden kann, so dass insbesondere die Filtereinsätze 13.1, 14.1 wie auch das Tiefelfilter 15 aus der Abluftöffnung 20 leicht heraus genommen werden können, um diese zu reinigen oder um diese auszutauschen.According to the Figure 3 it can be seen that the sickle-shaped sieve insert 12 is covered with its frontal area in the closed state of the door 4 by the lower edge of the door 4 in a sealing manner. Also in the synopsis is the Figures 2 and 3 it can be seen that an inwardly curved inspection glass 21 is enclosed in the door 4. As from the Figure 3 As can be clearly seen, the lower area of the sight glass rim 22 extends over the coarse sieve 17 when the door 4 is closed. This leads to a gap 24 widening towards the drum 3 between the lower sight glass rim 22 and the coarse sieve 17 in the closed state State of the door 4 results. It goes without saying that, when the door 4 is open, the sieve insert 12 can be removed from the front of the housing 2 with one grip, so that in particular the filter inserts 13.1, 14.1 as well as the deep filter 15 can easily be removed from the exhaust air opening 20 can be taken out to clean them or to replace them.

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  1. Tumble dryer (1) comprising a drum (3) rotatably mounted in a housing (2), a loading opening (5) which can be closed by a door (4), and a fan (6) and a heating device (7) for generating a process air flow which, when the door (4) is locked, flows through the drum (3) via a corresponding opening (10) provided with a lint filter (9) in the edge (8) of the loading opening (5), which opening forms a portion of the filling ring (11), the lint filter (9) being formed from at least one screen insert (12) having a filter level (13) or a plurality of filter levels (13, 14), which screen insert is arranged below a tendon or arc (16) formed by the filling ring (11), and the region of the tendon (16) or the arc which passes over the screen insert (12) being designed as a coarse screen (17), characterised in that the screen insert (12) is formed from a crescent-shaped hollow body (18) which fills the space between the coarse screen (17) and the lower edge region (19) of the loading opening (5) in a flush manner and which forms a portion of the filling ring (11) on the front of the housing, is inserted or integrated therein in a form-fitting manner, and can be inserted/removed from the front in the horizontal direction.
  2. Tumble dryer according to claim 1, characterised in that the screen insert (12) is formed in several parts, a filter level (13, 14) being assigned to each part.
  3. Tumble dryer according to claim 2, characterised in that the parts (13, 14) each forming a filter level can be removed individually.
  4. Tumble dryer according to either claim 2 or claim 3, characterised in that at least one first filter level (13) is connected downstream in the screen insert (12) and at least one further filter level (14) is connected downstream as an insert in the entrance region of the air duct.
  5. Tumble dryer according to claim 1, characterised in that the screen insert (12) is formed in one part and comprises a plurality of filter levels (13, 14).
  6. Tumble dryer according to claim 1, characterised in that the screen insert (12) forms a first level (13) for a filter insert below the coarse screen (17) and a second level (14) for a further filter insert between the screen insert (12) and a depth filter 15 which is arranged in the exhaust air opening (20) and forms a third level.
  7. Tumble dryer according to claim 1, characterised in that the front region of the crescent-shaped screen insert (12) is sealingly covered by the lower edge of the door (4) when the door (4) is closed.
  8. Tumble dryer according to claim 7, characterised in that an inwardly curved inspection glass (21) is enclosed in the door (4).
  9. Tumble dryer according to claim 8, characterised in that the lower region of the inspection-glass edge (22) extends over the coarse screen (17) when the door (4) is closed.
  10. Tumble dryer according to claim 9, characterised in that when the door (4) is closed, a gap (23) which widens towards the drum (3) is formed between the lower inspection-glass edge (22) and the coarse screen (17).
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