EP2843122B1 - A drying air filter for a laundry dryer and a laundry dryer - Google Patents

A drying air filter for a laundry dryer and a laundry dryer Download PDF

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EP2843122B1
EP2843122B1 EP13181963.3A EP13181963A EP2843122B1 EP 2843122 B1 EP2843122 B1 EP 2843122B1 EP 13181963 A EP13181963 A EP 13181963A EP 2843122 B1 EP2843122 B1 EP 2843122B1
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Andrea Giovannetti
Marco Santarossa
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a drying air filter for a laundry dryer. Further, the present invention relates to a laundry dryer with a drying air filter.
  • one removable drying air filter is placed in the drying air stream duct.
  • the drying air filter is placed in a section of the drying air stream duct, which faces the rotatable laundry drum. In this position, the drying air stream leaves the laundry drum and proceeds in the duct leading to an air moisture condensing unit.
  • the drying air filter is accessible for removal by opening the door.
  • the fluff generated inside the laundry drum by laundry to be dried is collected by the drying air filter.
  • the fluff by-passes the drying air filter and goes directly to the air moisture condensing unit.
  • the fluff obstructs the drying air filter during the drying cycles and reduces the overall performances of the laundry dryer.
  • the insertion operation of the partly opened drying air filter inside its seat formed on the drying air stream duct may cause damages to the filter. This does not only compromise its filtering efficiency, but also requires a complete substitution of the drying air filter. It would be desirable to have a drying air filter with simplified handling operations, so that the user is not requested to carry out difficult operations for opening and/or closing the drying air filter for cleaning. It would be also desirable to have a drying air filter, whose multiple filtering members can be moved without reciprocal interference, which may cause damages to the filter components.
  • the object of the present invention is achieved by the drying air filter according to claim 1.
  • the present invention relates to a drying air filter for a laundry dryer, wherein:
  • the main feature of the present invention is the arrangement of cam surfaces guiding the first inner part and/or the second inner part, while the outer shell is closed, so that the first inner part and/or the second inner part are positioned in a predetermined way inside the outer shell. This contributes to a sealed drying air filter, so that the fluff in the drying air stream channel of the laundry dryer is reduced.
  • the drying air filter is formed in a book-like manner.
  • the book-like manner allows an easy handling of the drying air filter.
  • first outer part, the second outer part, the first inner part and/or second inner part are formed as a frame in each case, wherein the inner portion of said frame is covered or coverable by a filtering net.
  • first outer part and/or the second outer part may include first cam surfaces and second cam surfaces, wherein the first cam surfaces interact with the one of the first inner part and second inner part and the second cam surfaces interact with the other one of the first inner part and second inner part.
  • the cam surfaces are formed as slanted planes or ramps.
  • first cam surfaces and the second cam surfaces are dimensioned in such a way, that a sealing between the first inner part, the second inner part and at least one of the one of the first outer part and second outer part is obtained.
  • first outer part or the second outer part, respectively, and the cam surfaces are formed as a single-piece part.
  • cam surfaces are arranged at the first outer part and/or second outer part opposite to the outer hinge.
  • first outer part and/or second outer part may include a perforated grid arranged opposite to the outer hinge.
  • the plane of the perforated grid extends perpendicular to the main plane of the drying air filter.
  • the drying air filter may include at least one connecting device comprising a connecting embossment and a connecting groove, wherein the connecting embossment and the connecting groove are formed complementary to each other.
  • the connecting embossment is formed on one of an outer part of the outer shell or an inner part of the inner shell and the connecting groove is formed on the other one of the inner part of the inner shell or the outer part of the outer shell.
  • the connecting embossment and the connecting groove are arranged opposite to the outer hinge and inner hinge, respectively.
  • the drying air filter may include at least one rib for covering an element of the outer hinge and/or the inner hinge, respectively.
  • the rib protects the element of the hinge against fluff.
  • the present invention relates to a laundry dryer with at least one drying air filter mentioned above.
  • FIG 1 illustrates a perspective view of a drying air filter 10 for a laundry dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the drying air filter 10 is in an open state.
  • the drying air filter 10 comprises an outer shell 12 and an inner shell 14.
  • the outer shell 12 includes a first outer part 16 and a second outer part 18.
  • the inner shell 14 includes a first inner part 20 and a second inner part 22.
  • the inner shell 14 is hinged inside the outer shell 12. Further, the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 are hinged to each other. In a similar way, the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 are hinged to each other. Moreover, the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 are hinged at the first outer part 16.
  • the outer shell 12 and the inner shell 14 are separately openable.
  • the inner shell 14 is removable from the outer shell 12.
  • the drying air filter 10 is formed in a book-like manner.
  • the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 are ideally comparable with a book cover.
  • the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 are ideally comparable with book pages.
  • the first outer part 16, the second outer part 18, the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 are formed as frames.
  • the inner portions of said frames are covered or coverable by a filtering net in each case.
  • the filtering nets are not explicitly shown in FIG 1 .
  • Each of the filtering nets extends within one plane.
  • the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 are connected by an outer hinge 24.
  • the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 are connected by an inner hinge 26, wherein said inner hinge 26 is arranged at the first outer part 16 and besides the outer hinge 24.
  • the drying air filter 10 includes a perforated grid 28.
  • said perforated grid 28 includes two fragments.
  • the one fragment of the perforated grid 28 is an integrated part of the first outer part 16, while the other fragment of the perforated grid 28 is an integrated part of the second outer part 18.
  • the fragments of the perforated grid 28 are arranged at the first and second outer parts 16 and 18, respectively, opposite to the outer hinge 24.
  • the plane of the perforated grid 28 extends perpendicular to the main plane of the drying air filter 10.
  • the drying air filter 10 is closable in the book-like manner.
  • the second outer part 18 includes first cam surfaces 30 and second cam surfaces 32.
  • the second outer part 18 includes three first cam surfaces 30 and two second cam surfaces 32.
  • the first cam surfaces 30 and the second cam surfaces 32 are formed as slanted planes.
  • the cam surfaces 30 and 32 are arranged at the second outer part 18 opposite to the outer hinge 28. Further, two of the first cam surfaces 30 and both second cam surfaces 32 are arranged in frame corners of the second outer part 18.
  • the third of the first cam surfaces 30 is arranged at a T-piece besides a central sash bar of the second outer part 18.
  • the second cam surfaces 32 are thicker slanted planes than the first cam surfaces 30.
  • first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 follow the movement independently of their actual positions.
  • the first cam surfaces 30 guide the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14, so that the second inner part 22 is raised by said first cam surfaces 30.
  • the second inner part 22 is released over a sealing edge 29 formed on an inner surface of the second outer part 18.
  • the first inner part 20 of the inner shell 14 is guided by the second cam surfaces 32.
  • the first inner part 20 is raised by the second cam surfaces 32 and then released over the sealing edge 29 formed on the inner surface of the second outer part 18. This allows a sufficient sealing between the first inner part 20 and the second outer part 18.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a further perspective view of the drying air filter 10 for the laundry dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the drying air filter 10 is in the open state.
  • FIG 2 clarifies the connections between the first outer part 16, the second outer part 18, the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22.
  • the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 are connected by the outer hinge 24.
  • the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 are connected by the inner hinge 26.
  • the inner hinge 26 is arranged at the first outer part 16 and besides the outer hinge 24.
  • the outer hinge 24 comprises a rib 34 for each hinge element of said outer hinge 24.
  • the rib 34 is arranged at the inner surface of the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12.
  • the rib 34 covers a gap at the hinge elements of the outer hinge 24, when the outer shell 12 is in a closed state. Said gap is not covered by the filtering net.
  • FIG 3 illustrates a sectional side view of the drying air filter 10 in an opened state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a detailed sectional side view A shows an enlarged portion of FIG 3 including the outer hinge 24 and the inner hinge 26.
  • the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 are connected by the outer hinge 24.
  • the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 as well as the first outer part 16 of the outer shell 12 are connected by the inner hinge 26.
  • the inner hinge 26 is arranged at the first outer part 16 and besides the outer hinge 24.
  • FIG 4 illustrates a sectional side view of the drying air filter 10 in an intermediate state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a detailed sectional side view B shows an enlarged portion of FIG 4 with the outer hinge 24 and the inner hinge 26.
  • a further detailed sectional side view C shows another enlarged portion of FIG 4 with the first cam surfaces 30 and the second cam surfaces 32.
  • the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 rests against the first cam surfaces 30. Subsequently, when the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 are put together by the user, the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14 are also folded together.
  • the second cam surfaces 32 acts on the first inner part 20 of the inner shell 14, so that the first inner part 20 is raised by the second cam surfaces 32 and then released over the sealing edge 29 on the inner surface of the second outer part 18. This allows a sufficient sealing between the first inner part 20 and the second outer part 18.
  • FIG 5 illustrates a sectional side view of the drying air filter 10 in a closed state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a detailed sectional side view D shows an enlarged portion of FIG 5 comprising the outer hinge 24 and the inner hinge 26.
  • the first outer part 16 and the second outer part 18 of the outer shell 12 have been folded together by the user.
  • the sealing edge 29 on the inner surface of the second outer part 18 includes slanted planes, so that the sealing edge 29 is complementary to the first cam surfaces 30 and/or the second cam surfaces 32.
  • a labyrinth coupling may be provided between the first inner part 20 and the second inner part 22 of the inner shell 14. Said labyrinth coupling avoids that drying air with fluff by-passes the drying air filter 10.
  • FIG 6 illustrates a side view of the drying air filter 10 in the closed state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the drying air filter 10 is prepared to be inserted into the laundry dryer.
  • FIG 7 illustrates a partial sectional side view of the drying air filter 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in an additional connecting device.
  • a detailed sectional side view E shows an enlarged portion of FIG 7 with said connecting device.
  • the connecting device comprises a connecting embossment 36 and a connecting groove 38.
  • the connecting embossment 36 is formed on the first outer part 16 of the outer shell 12.
  • the connecting groove 38 is formed in the first inner part 20 of the inner shell 14.
  • the connecting embossment 36 on the first outer part 16 and the connecting groove 38 in the first inner part 20 are complementary to each other, so that the connecting embossment 36 engages with the connecting groove 38.
  • the connecting embossment 36 and the connecting groove 38 form a snap-in mechanism.
  • the connecting device allows an improved closing of the drying air filter 10 by the user.
  • the positions of the connecting embossment 36 and connecting groove 38 may be reversed.
  • FIG 8 illustrates a partial perspective view of a first outer part of the drying air filter 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • a detailed sectional side view F shows an enlarged portion of FIG 7 with the connecting embossment 36.
  • the connecting embossment 36 is formed on the first outer part 16 of the outer shell 12. In this example, the connecting embossment 36 is arranged in the centre of the first outer part 16.
  • FIG 9 illustrates a partial perspective view of a first inner part of the drying air filter 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • a detailed sectional side view G shows an enlarged portion of FIG 9 with the connecting groove 38.
  • the connecting groove 38 is formed in the first inner part 20 of the inner shell 14.
  • the connecting groove 38 and the connecting embossment 36 are complementary to each other and form a snap-in mechanism.
  • FIG 10 illustrates a sectional side view of a laundry dryer 40 with the drying air filter 10 according to the present invention.
  • the laundry dryer 40 includes a basement portion 42, a laundry drum 44, a first heat exchanger 46, a second heat exchanger 48, a front door 50 and the drying air filter 10.
  • the laundry drum 44 is arranged above the basement portion 42.
  • the first heat exchanger 46 and the second heat exchanger 48 are arranged in the basement portion 42.
  • the front door 50 is arranged in front of the laundry drum 44.
  • the drying air filter 10 is positioned in a lower portion of an intermediate space between the front door 50 and the laundry drum 44.
  • the drying air filter 10 is arranged inside a drying air stream channel between the laundry drum 44 and the heat exchangers 46 and 48.
  • the laundry dryer 40 includes a heat pump system.
  • the drying air filter 10 is also suitable for a laundry dryer of the condense type having an air-air type heat exchanger for removing moisture from drying air and an electric heater for increasing temperature of the drying air.
  • FIG 11 illustrates a perspective view of the basement portion 42 of the laundry dryer 10 with the drying air filter 10 according to the present invention.
  • a compressor 52 of the heat pump system is arranged in the basement portion 42.
  • the drying air filter 10 is arranged in the lower portion of the intermediate space between the front door 50 and the laundry drum 44, but it is not explicitly shown in FIG 11 .
  • FIG 12 illustrates a perspective view of the laundry dryer 10 with the drying air filter 10 according to the present invention.
  • FIG 12 shows the complete laundry dryer 10 of FIG 10 and FIG 11 .

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EP13181963.3A EP2843122B1 (en) 2013-08-28 2013-08-28 A drying air filter for a laundry dryer and a laundry dryer
PL13181963T PL2843122T3 (pl) 2013-08-28 2013-08-28 Filtr powietrza suszącego do suszarki do materiałów pranych oraz suszarka do materiałów pranych
AU2014314509A AU2014314509B2 (en) 2013-08-28 2014-07-30 A drying air filter for a laundry dryer and a laundry dryer
PCT/EP2014/066394 WO2015028237A1 (en) 2013-08-28 2014-07-30 A drying air filter for a laundry dryer and a laundry dryer
CN201480047658.6A CN105492686B (zh) 2013-08-28 2014-07-30 用于衣物干燥机的干燥空气过滤器以及衣物干燥机

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