EP2365122B1 - Wäschetrockner mit Vorrichtung zur Flusensiebsichtbarmachung - Google Patents

Wäschetrockner mit Vorrichtung zur Flusensiebsichtbarmachung Download PDF

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EP2365122B1
EP2365122B1 EP10156206A EP10156206A EP2365122B1 EP 2365122 B1 EP2365122 B1 EP 2365122B1 EP 10156206 A EP10156206 A EP 10156206A EP 10156206 A EP10156206 A EP 10156206A EP 2365122 B1 EP2365122 B1 EP 2365122B1
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Diego Dal Ben
Luciano Sartor
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/22—Lint collecting arrangements
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/14—Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters
    • D06F34/20—Parameters relating to constructional components, e.g. door sensors
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/42—Safety arrangements, e.g. for stopping rotation of the receptacle upon opening of the casing door
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/32—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/34—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers  characterised by the purpose or target of the control
    • D06F58/50—Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of blowers

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  • the present invention relates to laundry drying machines, like laundry dryers and washer/dryers, for example tumble dryers.
  • the invention relates to a revealing device for revealing the presence and/or the correct positioning of a fluff filter and for preventing the machine operation when the fluff filter is not properly positioned.
  • tumble dryers typically comprise a cabinet substantially parallepiped-shaped; the cabinet accommodates a rotatable drum apt to contain the laundry to be dried, as well as the electrical, electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic components necessary for the operation of the tumble dryer.
  • a front panel of the cabinet has a loading opening to access the rotatable drum for loading/unloading the laundry, and a door is provided for closing the loading opening, particularly during the tumble dryer operation.
  • the laundry In operation, the laundry is dried by causing warm, dry air to flow through the drum while the latter is rotated, so that the laundry is tumbled.
  • the clothes inside the rotating drum typically loose lint particles or fluff.
  • Said fluff is light and tiny so it can be brought by the hot air flow into the drying air circuit. Once the fluff enters the drying air circuit, it can obstruct it or affect the fan operation, to the extent of possibly cause the latter to stop; in general, this has a detrimental effect on the dryer functioning.
  • fluff or "de-fluff” filters have been designed suitable to retain the fluff so as to prevent it from damaging the dryer's components.
  • the fluff filter needs to be periodically cleaned to avoid it to get clogged; to this purpose, the fluff filter is removably accommodated in a filter seat, for example located at the front of the cabinet, adjacent the loading opening and in fluid communication with the drying air circulation circuit.
  • EP 0443361 discloses a fluff filter monitor device for laundry driers comprising a flexible plastic strip member fixedly mounted in a housing space for the filter, so that, when the filter is removed, the flexible strip member is displaced and intercepts the movement of a lug projecting from the loading opening door and therefore preventing the door from closing.
  • One of the major drawback of the aforementioned solution is that the monitoring device is embedded inside the filter seat, thereby it is out of the sight and unreachable by the user. Consequently a user cannot notice if the monitor device works properly or if the prolonged use has caused a reduction of its flexibility to the extent that the monitor device is no longer capable of preventing the closure of the door. Should this happen, the user could inadvertently close the door and set the machine in operation even if he/she forgot to reinstall the filter after its removal.
  • This solution also needs a complex procedure during in-factory assembly, due to the fact that the filter seat offers a narrow workspace.
  • GB 2 318 408 A discloses a fluff filter device for a program-controlled electric laundry drier with a laundry drum comprising a front loading aperture, the fluff filter device secured to a door covering the front side of the appliance being designed to match the loading aperture and comprising a removable fine filter element and a coarse filter element arranged upstream thereof, the filters being components of a centring or retaining element secured to the inside of the door.
  • a locking or blocking element cooperating with the fine filter element is mounted on the centring or retaining element and in the absence of a fine filter element prevents closure of the drier door and therefore operation of the laundry drier by abutting against the front side of the appliance.
  • EP 2 055 825 A1 discloses a laundry drying machine comprising a lint filter.
  • the machine has a drum traversed by drying air provoking from a drying air circuit including a blower, and a lint filter provided with a lint scraping unit.
  • the scraping unit is displaced relative to the lint filter and maintained in a position in the machine.
  • the scraping unit scrapes a lint on the lint filter and compresses the lint in a storage zone.
  • the lint filter has a visualization unit for signaling filling of the storage zone by the scraped lint.
  • the scraping unit prevents closing of an access door to the drum when the storage zone is filled.
  • EP 0 250 789 A1 discloses a laundry drier that exhibits a housing with a laundry treatment space through which an airstream flows. In the airstream, a lint filter is arranged.
  • the laundry drier exhibits switching means which are composed of an operating part and a contact gap part and when the switching means is operated, the operation of the laundry drier is actuated.
  • One part of the switching means is provided at the lint filter and the other part is provided at the housing.
  • the laundry drier can only be operated with the lint filters provided inserted in the correct position.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a device suitable for revealing the absence of the fluff filter from its working position that at least partly overcomes said drawbacks.
  • working position (or “correct working position") of the fluff filter has to be intended as a position of the fluff filter with respect to its seat which ensures that lint or fluff can't go into the drying air circulation circuit downstream the fluff filter; in other words the fluff filter is considered in the working position if it is correctly inserted in its seat, while the fluff filter is not in the working position if it is not inserted in the seat or if it is inserted in the seat in a wrong or non-perfect way, so that some fluff can avoid the fluff filter and enter into the circulation circuit downstream the fluff filter.
  • a device for revealing that the fluff filter is not inserted into the respective housing/seat, or generally it is not in the correct working position.
  • the revealing device is structured and arranged in such a way as to at least partly protruding outside the loading opening of the appliance when the fluff filter is out of its seat or generally not properly positioned thereinto.
  • the revealing device is adapted to prevent the loading door from closing in case the fluff filter is not in working position, and moreover it is visible to the user, the latter can realize of any possible breakage or malfunctioning thereof.
  • the solution according to the present invention is more reliable in ensuring that the machine operation is prevented in case the fluff filter is not properly installed, or in general when it is not in working position, is less prone to failures, and needs a cheaper and a simpler assembly process during manufacturing.
  • One aspect of the present invention relates to a laundry drying machine according to claim one.
  • the tumble dryer denoted as 100 in the drawings, comprises a cabinet 105 , for example parallepiped-shaped.
  • the cabinet accommodates a rotatable drum 110 apt to contain the laundry to be dried, as well as the electrical, electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic components necessary for the operation of the tumble dryer (not shown in Figures since they are well known in the art).
  • a front panel 115 of the cabinet has a loading opening 120 to access the rotatable drum 110 for loading/unloading the laundry to be dried.
  • the loading opening 120 has a border 125, preferably substantially annular, in which door hinges 130 as well as door locking means (not shown) are arranged for, respectively, hinging and locking a door 135.
  • Said door 135 is adapted for sealably closing said loading opening 120 during the tumble dryer operation.
  • a fluff filter (whose upper side is visible in Figure 1 , and denoted therein as 140 ) is housed in a fluff filter seat (numbered 410 in Figures 5A and 5B and not shown in Figure 1 ) formed in correspondence of the front panel 115 adjacent to the loading opening 120 and behind the annular border 125.
  • the fluff filter upper side 140 is, in this particular embodiment, substantially flat, and more in general it is capable of adapting itself to a peripheral rim 145 of the annular border 125, once correctly housed in its seat.
  • Figures 2A and 2B show a perspective view a fluff filter assembly (which in the following, for simplicity, will be called also "fluff filter”) 200 , comprising, in this particular example, a filter frame 200a , and one or more fluff filtering surfaces 200b (comprising for example a suitable net, or a sieve, or any kind of septum adapted to allow the passage of air but to impede the passage of lint or fluff); clearly the fluff filter 200 can be of any other type.
  • Figure 2A is a front view
  • Figure 2B is a rear view, respectively, of a fluff filter 200 according to the invention.
  • the fluff filter 200 advantageously comprises an upper face 140 preferably, but not necessarily, substantially flat, comprising a grid structure 205 that prevents clothes or foreign matters from accessing the fluff filter 200 itself and the drying air circuit downstream the fluff filter 200.
  • a seat 210 is provided preferably, but not necessarily, in the middle of the upper face 140 for receiving a fluff filter revealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention (not shown in Figures 2A and 2B ).
  • the seat 210 further comprises first blocking means 215, for example a recess 215 , whose purpose will be explained in the following.
  • the fluff filter 200 comprises releasable filter blocking means, adapted for releasably blocking the fluff filter 200 to the fluff filter seat inside the cabinet 105 ; these filter releasable blocking means comprise, for example, a resilient hook 220 projecting from beneath upper surface 140 rim toward the bottom of the fluff filter 200 , adapted to releasably blocking said fluff filter 200 to the fluff filter seat inside the cabinet 105 , as will result more clear in the following.
  • Figures 3A and 3B show a fluff filter revealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; in particular Figure 3A shows the fluff filter revealing device fully assembled, while Figure 3B shows an exploded view of the revealing device.
  • the fluff filter revealing device comprises a door abutment portion with an associated biasing element configured for biasing the door abutment portion towards a position protruding externally from the cabinet in proximity of the loading opening.
  • the fluff filter revealing device advantageously comprises a sort of lever comprising two portions: a first portion 305, preferably arc-shaped, and second portion 310, preferably substantially rectilinear and longer than the first portion.
  • first portion 305 preferably arc-shaped
  • second portion 310 preferably substantially rectilinear and longer than the first portion.
  • the above mentioned abutment portion comprises the second portion 310 .
  • the two portions 305 and 310 are hinged together, preferably, but not necessarily, by a hinge 315 .
  • Said hinge 315 comprises in particular three appendages 320a , 320b and 320c , each provided with an eye, in comb-like arrangement on a first end of the second portion 310 .
  • first end of the first portion 305 there are arranged, also comb-like, four appendages 325a , 325b , 325c and 325d each provided with an eye; the eyes of the appendages 325a , 325b , 325c has substantially the same diameter as the eyes of the appendages 320a , 320b and 320c , while the eye of the appendage 325d has a smaller diameter compared to the others.
  • the appendages 320a , 320b , 320c , 325a , 325b , 325c and 325d are arranged on the ends of the respective device portions in such a way as, when the second and first device portions are assembled, the appendages 320a , 320b , 320c and the appendages 325a , 325b, 325c, 325d are interleaved, and the appendages eyes are aligned, so that a pivot 327 , comprising two parts 330a and 330b , can be inserted for obtaining a pin hinge.
  • the pivot part 330a comprises a hollow cylindrical body 335a , insertable into the eyes of the appendages 320a , 320b , 320c , 325a , 325b , 325c , with a circular, enlarged head 335b ;
  • the pivot part 330b comprises a cylindrical body 340a , having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the hollow cylindrical body 335a and essentially matching the diameter of the eye of the appendage 325d , so as to result insertable thereinto and into the hollow cylindrical body 335a , and a circular enlarged head 340b .
  • the flat circular heads 335b and 340b prevent the pivot 327 from sliding out of the appendages eyes.
  • hinge 315 is only an example, and it can be replaced by any suitable hinge adapted to connect in a rotatable way the first portion 305 and the second portion 310 .
  • the first and second portions of the fluff filter revealing device 300 are obtained in a single piece construction, for example by moulding of a plastic material, and they can be rotated one with respect to the other for example thanks to the intrinsic elasticity of the material of which they are made, and/or thanks to a suitable shaping of the region which connects the first and second portions.
  • the revealing device 300 is hinged to the annular border rim 145 of the loading opening 120 by a hinge, denoted 345, comprising for example two eyed appendages 350a, 350b provided at the second end of the first portion 305, matching corresponding eyed appendages formed on the rim of the loading opening, and a pin 360.
  • a hinge denoted 345
  • substantially any kind of hinge can be used for connecting the first portion 305 to the annular border rim 145 of the loading opening.
  • the biasing element configured for biasing the door abutment portion (in this case the second portion 310 ) towards a position protruding externally from the cabinet in proximity of the loading opening advantageously comprises a biasing element, in the example here considered a retaining spring 355 inserted on the pin 360 in a position intermediate between the appendages 350a , 350b; the spring 355 is adapted to bias the filter revealing device 300 towards an open position illustrated for example in Figures 4B and 4C (in which at least a part of the filter revealing device 300 protrudes from the annular border rim 145 of the loading opening 120 so as to prevent the door from closing), once the user manually releases the filter revealing device 300 from the respective seat 210 formed in the fluff filter frame at the top thereof.
  • a biasing element in the example here considered a retaining spring 355 inserted on the pin 360 in a position intermediate between the appendages 350a , 350b; the spring 355 is adapted to bias the filter revealing device 300 towards an open position illustrated for example
  • a cushion 380 (or similar damping means) is provided at the second 310 end opposite to the first end thereof, for preventing scuffs on the door 130 internal face should the latter come into contact with the filter revealing device 300 due for example to an attempt of closing the door without the filter in the working position.
  • the cushion 380 is mounted to the second portion 310 for example by snap-fit through projections 385a , 385b , 385c and 385d shaped to enable snap-fit engagement with four respective apertures (only two 390a and 390b shown in Figure 3B ) formed in the long strip-like portion 310.
  • cushion 380 may be associated to the fluff filter revealing device 300 by any other suitable fixing means, for example by glueing, and/or by welding, and/or by overmoulding.
  • the second portion 310 is provided, at the second end thereof, with second blocking means, for the reciprocal cooperation with the first blocking means, and in particular, as in the considered example, adapted to engage the first blocking means 215 provided in the filter 200 frame, so as to releasably block the filter revealing device 300 to the fluff filter 200 in a locked position, illustrated for example in Figures 4A and 5A .
  • the second blocking means can comprise a projection 370 shaped so as to match the retaining recess 215, in particular configured to snap fit into the recess 215 obtained in the seat 210 , so as to releasably block the filter revealing device 300 in a locked position.
  • the second blocking means in this example the projection 370
  • the first blocking means in this example the retaining recess 215
  • the second portion 310 of the filter revealing device 300 further comprises, in correspondence of its second end and on a face opposite to the cushion, holding means adapted to facilitate the unlocking of the filter revealing device 300 ; advantageously the holding means comprises an appendage 375 defining a hook for a finger.
  • the fluff filter 200 is in a correct working position
  • the filter revealing device 300 is associated to the fluff filter 200 in a locking position in which the filter revealing device 300 is retained in the seat 210 of the fluff filter 200 by the snap-fit engagement of the projection 370 with the recess 215.
  • Such a configuration of the fluff filter 200 and filter revealing device 300 could be defined as door unblocking position, since in this position it is possible to close the door 135 , i.e. the closure of the door is unblocked.
  • the filter revealing device 300, the fluff filter seat 410 and the fluff filter 200 are arranged in such a way that the filter revealing device 300 can be fixed to the fluff filter 200 in the locking position only if the fluff filter 200 is inserted into the fluff filter seat 410 in the correct working position, while the filter revealing device 300 cannot be fixed to the fluff filter 200 in the locking position if the fluff filter is not inserted into the fluff filter seat 410 or it isn't in the correct working position.
  • the resilient hook 220 is in turn snap-fit engaged with a recess 415 , formed in a back wall of the fluff filter seat 410 , and in this way the fluff filter 200 is firmly kept in the correct working position.
  • the user When the user wishes to remove the fluff filter 200 for, e . g . cleaning or replacing it with a new filter, the user has to act on the revealing device 300 so that the latter moves from the locking position to an open position, shown in Figure 4B , as it will be better explained in the following.
  • This open position corresponds to a door blocking position in which the filter revealing device 300 prevents the closure of the door 135 .
  • the user simply slightly pulls upwards the revealing device 300 , using a finger to catch the hook 375 .
  • the retaining spring 355 pulls backward the device 300 , until the first portion 305 has rotated by an angle of substantially 180° around the hinge 405 , and this causes the second portion 310 , under its own weight, to rotate about the hinge 315 until a rest position is reached.
  • the second portion 310 In the rest position, the second portion 310 is substantially parallel and adjacent to the annular border 125 of the loading opening.
  • the filter revealing device 300 In this position the filter revealing device 300 thus prevents the door closure; in this position the cushion 380 faces outwards, so as to prevent any scuffing of the door 135 internal face should the user inadvertently try to close the door when the fluff filter 200 is not inserted or it is not in the correct working position.
  • the fluff filter 200 With the revealing device 300 in this position, the fluff filter 200 can be extracted from its seat 410 , by simply pulling the fluff filter 200 up enough to cause the hook 220 to flex inward and disengage from the recess 415 .
  • the revealing device 300 After the removal of the fluff filter 200 , the revealing device 300 remains in the open position, as shown in Figure 3 , still preventing the door closure.
  • the filter revealing device 300 can be brought back by the user to the locking position (that is, the door unblocking position as described in the above) of Figure 4A , and the door can again be closed.
  • Figure 5A is a section view of the lower side of the loading opening and front panel showing the fluff filter 200 housed in its seat 410 with the filter revealing device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention in locking position.
  • the second portion 310 and the device seat bottom 505 are shaped so as to fit each other.
  • the projection 370 present at the end of the second portion 310 firmly engages the recess 215 while in locking position.
  • Figure 5B is a section view of the lower side of the loading opening 120 and front panel 115 showing the fluff filter seat 410 with the filter removed, and the filter revealing device 300, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in opened position preventing the loading door 135 from closing.
  • the first portion 305 of the device 300 is rotated by approximately 180° in the open position, while the second portion 310 is substantially parallel and adjacent to the annular border 125 , abutting the same by its hook-like appendage 375 .
  • the spring 355 of the hinge 405 biases the device 300 to maintain the open position, until the user correctly reinstalls the fluff filter 200 into its seat 410 and pulls the device 300 until the projection 370 engages the recess 215, reaching the locking position (as shown earlier in Figure 4A ).
  • the device 300 in open position prevents the door 135 from completely closing the loading opening 120 . It is possible to notice that the filter revealing device 300 contacts the door 135 only by the cushion 380 , ensuring that the door 135 is not damaged while contacting the device 300, even if pushed strongly against the cushion 380 .
  • the presence of the cushion 380 is only a preferable feature, but it is not necessary for the functioning of the present invention; in a further embodiment the cushion is not provided and the filter revealing device 300 contacts the door 135 directly.
  • the fluff filter revealing device 300 comprises a single flexible portion, a first end of which is rotatably associated with the annular border rim 145 of the loading opening 120 and cooperates with biasing means, for example, a retaining spring, adapted to bias the filter revealing device 300 towards an open position in which at least a part of the filter revealing device 300 protrudes from the annular border rim 145 of the loading opening 120 so as to prevent the door from closing.
  • biasing means for example, a retaining spring
  • the above mentioned door abutment portion comprises a second end of the single flexible portion; advantageously the second end of the single flexible portion is provided with second blocking means, adapted to engage the first blocking means 215 provided in the filter 200 frame, so as to releasably block the filter revealing device 300 to the fluff filter 200 in the locked position.
  • Figure 6 shows in a perspective view, a tumble dryer with the door wide open.
  • a machine front panel 600 is essentially identical to that shown in Figure 1 apart from being provided with a hole 605 in a lower left quadrant of the border 610 , preferably annular, of the loading opening.
  • the fluff filter revealing device comprises a door abutment portion with an associated biasing element configured for biasing the door abutment portion towards a position protruding externally from the cabinet in proximity of the loading opening; in this case the door abutment portion comprises a pushbutton 615 slidable through the hole 605, so as to project outwardly from the hole 605 and to prevent a door 620 from closing if a fluff filter (of which is visible only its upper face 625 ) is removed from its seat or generally not in correct working position, as will be more extensively described in the following.
  • the fluff filter may be identical to the one described in connection with the previous embodiment, with the only difference that in the present case the filter has not the device seat 210 in its upper face.
  • FIG. 7 is a section view showing a fluff filter revealing device 700 , according to the herein described embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device 700 is mounted in an internal cavity of the front panel in correspondence to the region from which the pushbutton 615 projects trough the hole 605 .
  • the filter revealing device 700 comprises, in addition to the pushbutton 615 , a pushbutton blocking element for blocking the backward movement of the pushbutton 615 .
  • Said pushbutton blocking element comprise for example, as shown in Figure 7 , a lever 705, preferably, but not necessarily, substantially S-shaped, a first end 710 of which is arranged so as to be automatically actuated by the fluff filter 715 (only partly shown), when the fluff filter is inserted into its seat and pushed downward.
  • the lever 705 is hinged in 720 to the inner walls of the front panel 600 .
  • a second end 730 of the lever 705 is arranged so as to engage the pushbutton 615 when the fluff filter 715 is removed from it seat.
  • the biasing element configured for biasing the door abutment portion (in this case the pushbutton 615 ) towards a position protruding externally from the cabinet in proximity of the loading opening comprises first biasing means, for example a biasing element 810 , e.g. a coil spring, fitted, for axially biasing the pushbutton 615 outwardly from the hole 605 , in its rest position; in this embodiment the pushbutton 615 advantageously comprises a hollow cylindrical body 805 open at a rear end, inside which the coil spring 810 is fitted. The spring 810 is attached at one end thereof to the internal wall of the tumble dryer.
  • a biasing element 810 e.g. a coil spring
  • the fluff filter revealing device 700 comprises second biasing means 825 , for example a retaining spring, for biasing the lever 705 in locking position, in which the second end 730 of the lever engages the groove 830 .
  • the free end of the pushbutton 615 can comprise a cushion (or similar damping means), not illustrated, adapted for preventing scuffs on the internal face of the door 620 should the latter come into contact with the pushbutton 615 due for example to an attempt of closing the door 620 without the fluff filter in the working position.
  • a cushion or similar damping means
  • the spring 825 biases the lever 705 to rotate counterclockwise, until the second end 730 of the lever engages the groove 830 of the pushbutton 615 . In this position, the lever 705 prevents axial sliding movement of the pushbutton 615 , and thus the door 620 cannot be closed until the fluff filter 715 is reinstalled correctly into its seat.
  • the user is able to detect whether the fluff filter revealing device 700 operates properly, by simply checking the blocking of the pushbutton 615 once the fluff filter 715 is removed from it seat, without the need for closing the door 620 .

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  1. Wäschetrockner (100), aufweisend:
    - ein externes Gehäuse (105), das eine drehbare Trommel (110) für zu trocknende Wäsche enthält,
    - eine Ladeöffnung (120; 630), um das Laden von Wäsche in die Trommel sowie das Entnehmen von Wäsche aus der Trommel zu ermöglichen,
    - eine Tür (135; 620) zum Schließen der Ladeöffnung,
    - einen Trocknungsluft-Kreislauf zum Zirkulieren von Trocknungsluft zum Trocknen der Wäsche,
    - ein entfernbares Flusensieb (200; 715), das dazu ausgelegt ist, dem Trocknungsluft-Kreislauf in einer Arbeitsposition zugeordnet zu werden, in der das Flusensieb (200; 715) in der Trocknungsluft suspendierte Flusen zurückhält, um so zu vermeiden, dass Flusen in den Trocknungsluft-Kreislauf stromabwärts von dem Flusensieb (200; 715) gelangen,
    - eine Siebanzeigevorrichtung (300; 700), die dazu ausgebildet ist, ein Schließen der Tür automatisch zu verhindern, wenn sich das Sieb nicht in der Arbeitsposition befindet,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass das entfernbare Flusensieb (200; 715) in einer Flusensieb-Aufnahme (410) untergebracht ist, die in einer vorderen Tafel des Gehähuses (105) benachbart der Ladeöffnung (120; 630) vorgesehen ist, und aus der Flusensieb-Aufnahme (410) herausgenommen werden kann, und
    dass die Siebanzeigevorrichtung (300; 700) dazu ausgebildet ist, in der Nähe der Ladeöffnung (120; 630) zumindest teilweise außen von dem Gehäuse (105) vorzustehen, wenn das Flusensieb (200; 715) nicht in der Arbeitsposition ist.
  2. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei die Siebanzeigevorrichtung zumindest teilweise an einem Rand (125; 610) der Ladeöffnung (120; 630) angeordnet ist.
  3. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    wobei die Flusensiebanzeigevorrichtung einen Türanlagebereich (310; 615) mit einem zugeordneten Vorspannelement (355; 810) aufweist, das zum Vorspannen des Türanlagebereichs in Richtung einer Position ausgebildet ist, in der er in der Nähe der Ladeöffnung außen von dem Gehäuse hervorsteht.
  4. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 3,
    wobei der Türanlagebereich Teil eines Hebels ist, der an einem Gelenk (345) mit dem ringförmigen Rand der Ladeöffnung gelenkig verbunden ist.
  5. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 4, wobei das Vorspannelement an dem Gelenk (345) vorgesehen ist.
  6. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 4 oder 5,
    wobei der Hebel manuell betätigbar ist, um diesen entgegen der Wirkung des Vorspannungselements in eine die Tür nicht blockierende Position zu bringen.
  7. Wäschetrockner nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 4, 5 oder 6,
    wobei der Hebel und das Flusensieb eine erste und eine zweite Blockiereinrichtung (370, 215) aufweisen, die zum gegenseitigen Zusammenarbeiten ausgebildet sind, um den Hebel in der die Tür nicht blockierenden Position zu halten, wenn das Flusensieb in der Arbeitsposition ist.
  8. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 7,
    wobei die erste und die zweite Blockiereinrichtung einen Vorsprung (370) entweder an dem Hebel oder an dem Flusensieb und eine entsprechende Festhalteaussparung (215) entweder an dem Flusensieb oder dem Hebel aufweisen.
  9. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 3,
    wobei der Türanlagebereich eine Drücktaste (615) aufweist, die durch eine Öffnung (605) hindurch verschiebbar ist, die in einer Tafel des Gehäuses in der Nähe der Ladeöffnung ausgebildet ist, wobei das Vorspannelement (810) die Drücktaste (615) derart vorspannt, dass diese aus der Öffnung (605) hervorsteht.
  10. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 9,
    wobei das Vorspannelement eine Feder aufweist, die die Drücktaste (615) axial derart vorspannt, dass diese aus der Öffnung (605) hervorsteht.
  11. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 9 oder 10,
    wobei die Anzeigevorrichtung ferner ein Drücktasten-Blockierelement (705) aufweist, das zum derartigen Zusammenwirken mit der Drücktaste vorgespannt ist, dass ein Verschieben derselben nach innen durch die Öffnung verhindert ist, wenn sich das Flusensieb nicht in der Arbeitsposition befindet.
  12. Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 11,
    wobei das Drücktasten-Blockierelement (705) dazu ausgebildet ist, durch das Flusensieb automatisch betätigt zu werden, wenn sich dieses in der Arbeitsposition befindet, um dadurch die Drücktasten-Verschiebebewegung freizugeben.
  13. Wäschetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 10,
    wobei der Türanlagebereich ein Dämpfungselement aufweist, das zum Verhindern von Schäden an der Tür ausgebildet ist, wenn letztere an dem Türanlagebereich anstößt.
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