EP3294943B1 - Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP3294943B1
EP3294943B1 EP16792992.6A EP16792992A EP3294943B1 EP 3294943 B1 EP3294943 B1 EP 3294943B1 EP 16792992 A EP16792992 A EP 16792992A EP 3294943 B1 EP3294943 B1 EP 3294943B1
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Seungwoo HAN
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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 
    • D06F58/206—Heat pump 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
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/26—Heating arrangements, e.g. gas heating equipment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B21/00—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
    • F25B21/02—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect
    • 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
    • D06F25/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 
    • 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
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2321/00—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
    • F25B2321/02—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects using Peltier effects; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effects
    • F25B2321/025—Removal of heat
    • F25B2321/0251—Removal of heat by a gas

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus refers to an apparatus that treats laundry by applying physical and chemical actions to laundry.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may include a washing machine, which removes contaminants adhered to laundry, a dewatering machine, which dewaters laundry by rotating a wash tub, containing laundry therein, at a high speed, and a drying machine, which dries wet laundry by supplying cold air or hot air into a wash tub.
  • a washing apparatus with drying function which is adapted to perform washing and drying operations of laundry may be categorized as the laundry treatment apparatus.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus which is able to dry laundry, generally heats air using an electric heater, and forcibly blow the heated air into a chamber into which clothes have been introduced.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus which incorporates a condensation drying system therein, is provided with a condenser for removing moisture from humid air that has passed through the chamber. In this case, the air that has passed through the condenser is heated by a heater.
  • WO 2013/000955 A2 and DE 10 2006 026 251 A1 disclose laundry treatment apparatuses having a thermoelectric heat pump.
  • DE 10 2006 026 251 A1 discloses a device for drying laundry comprising a treatment chamber for containing clothes therein, a circulation flow channel for guiding flowing air so as to circulate the flowing air through the treatment chamber, a fan disposed in the circulation flow channel so as to forcibly blow the air, a heater for heating the air before the flowing air is supplied into the treatment chamber, and a thermoelectric heat pump device for exchanging heat with the flowing air before the flowing air is heated by the heater, wherein the circulation flow channel includes a first branch flow channel and a second branch flow channel, which are connected to each other in parallel so as to divide the flowing air into a first flowing air branch and a second flowing air branch, wherein the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a condenser disposed in the circulation flow channel at a position before the channel diverges into the first branch flow channel and the second branch flow channel, wherein the thermoelectric heat pump device comprises a heat radiation part disposed in the first branch flow channel and a heat absorption part disposed in the second branch flow channel, the thermoelectric
  • EP 2 075 368 A1 discloses a method for drying laundry.
  • KR 2010 0082471 A discloses a washing machine.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a laundry treatment apparatus which incorporates a thermoelectric heat pump device therein.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of reducing the amount of energy required for a drying process by incorporating a thermoelectric heat pump device as well as a heater.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of more efficiently removing moisture from circulating air.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus which has improved clothes drying performance.
  • Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the efficiency of heat radiation of a thermoelectric heat pump device is improved.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a treatment chamber for containing clothes therein, a circulation flow channel for guiding flowing air so as to circulate the flowing air through the treatment chamber, a blower disposed in the circulation flow channel so as to forcibly blow the air; a heater for heating the air before the flowing air is supplied into the treatment chamber, and a thermoelectric heat pump device for exchanging heat with the flowing air before the flowing air is heated by the heater, wherein the circulation flow channel includes a first branch flow channel and a second branch flow channel, which are connected to each other in parallel so as to divide the flowing air into a first flowing air branch and a second flowing air branch, and which guide the first flowing air branch and the second flowing air branch, respectively, wherein the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a condenser disposed in the first branch flow channel so as to condense moisture contained in the first flowing air branch, wherein the circulation flow channel diverges into the first branch flow channel and the second branch flow channel from a portion which is positioned upstream of
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may include a refrigerant heat pump constituted by the condenser.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus uses not only a heater but also a thermoelectric heat pump device in order to heat circulating air, and thus offers an effect of reducing the amount of energy required in a drying process compared to the case in which only a heater is used.
  • thermoelectric heat pump device In addition, the efficiency of heat radiation of a thermoelectric heat pump device is improved.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus which is an appliance having a function of drying laundry, may include a drying apparatus 1a for performing an exclusive operation of drying clothes (see FIG. 1 ), a washing apparatus 1b with drying function for performing both washing and drying operations (see FIG. 3 ) and the like.
  • FIG. 1 is a view schematically illustrating a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a thermoelectric heat pump device.
  • the drying apparatus 1a according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a treatment chamber 2 for containing clothes, a circulation flow channel 20 for guiding flowing air for circulation through the treatment chamber 2, a blower 7 mounted in the circulation flow channel 20 so as to forcibly blow the air, a heater 10 for heating the air prior to introduction thereof into the treatment chamber 2, and a thermoelectric heat pump device 30 for exchanging heat with the flowing air before the air is heated by the heater 10.
  • the treatment chamber 2 may be configured to have a drum shape, which is open at the front and rear surfaces thereof, so as to contain therein objects to be dried, such as clothes, and may be configured to be rotated about a horizontal rotating axis O.
  • the treatment chamber 2 may be inclined such that the open front surface, through which clothes are introduced into the treatment chamber 2, is positioned higher than the rear surface.
  • the rotating axis O may be inclined with respect to a horizontal line.
  • the treatment chamber 2 may be provided therein with a plurality of lifters, which protrude at predetermined intervals from the inner surface thereof and extend longitudinally, such that clothes contained in the treatment chamber 2 are lifted to a predetermined height by the lifters and are then allowed to drop.
  • the treatment chamber 2 may receive the rotating force from the motor 8 via a belt 5 wound around the outer circumferential surface thereof.
  • the front and rear ends of the treatment chamber 2 may be rotatably supported by a front support 3 and a rear support 4, respectively.
  • the front support 3 and/or the rear support 4 may include a roller (not shown), which rolls in the state of being in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the treatment chamber 2.
  • the front support 3 may be provided with an introduction port, through which clothes are put into or taken out of the treatment chamber 2.
  • the introduction portion may be opened or closed by a door 9.
  • the front support 3 may be coupled to one end of the circulation flow channel 20, and may be provided with an air discharge port for allowing the treatment chamber 2 to communicate with the circulation flow channel 20.
  • the air discharge port may be provided with a filter 6 for collecting contaminants such as dust, lint or the like, which are contained in the air discharged through the air discharge port from the treatment chamber 2.
  • the filter 6 may be detachably coupled to the front support 3 or the circulation flow channel 20.
  • the other end of the circulation flow channel 20 may be connected to the rear support 4.
  • the rear support 4 may be provided with an air supply port, which enables the treatment chamber 2 to communicate with the circulation flow channel 20 so as to allow air to be supplied into the treatment chamber 2 through the circulation flow channel 20.
  • the circulation flow channel 20 serves as a flow channel for guiding air discharged from the treatment chamber 2 outside the treatment chamber 2.
  • the circulation flow channel 20 includes the section between the air discharge port in the front support 3 and the air supply port in the rear support 4.
  • the flowing air which is transferred through the circulation flow channel 20, may be generated by rotation of the blower 7.
  • the blower 7 is rotated by the motor 8, which is also utilized to rotate the belt 50.
  • the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and an additional motor may farther be provided.
  • the circulation flow channel 20 may include a first branch flow channel 22 and a second branch flow channel 23, which are connected to each other in parallel.
  • the circulation flow channel 20 may diverge into the first branch flow channel 22 and the second branch flow channel 23 from a portion, which is positioned upstream of the condenser 41.
  • the flowing air, which is transferred through the circulation flow channel 20 is divided into a first flowing air branch F1 and a second flowing air branch F2, which are respectively transferred through the first branch flow channel 22 and the second branch flow channel 23.
  • the first branch flow channel 22 may be provided with the condenser 41 for condensing the moisture contained in the first flowing air branch F1.
  • the condenser 41 may constitute a refrigerant heat pump 40.
  • the refrigerant heat pump 40 constitutes a refrigerant circulation cycle, which performs compression, expansion, evaporation and condensation of refrigerant injected into a closed flow channel, so as to exchange heat between the refrigerant and surrounding medium (for example, the first flowing air branch F1).
  • the drying apparatus may include a compressor 42 for compressing the refrigerant, an expansion valve (not shown) for expanding the refrigerant, which has been compressed by the compressor 42, an evaporation heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant, which has been expanded by the expansion valve and surrounding medium (e.g. air), so as to evaporate the refrigerant, a condensation heat exchanger for further exchanging heat between the refrigerant, which has been evaporated while passing through the evaporator and low-temperature surrounding medium, so as to condense the refrigerant, and the like.
  • the condenser 41 which includes by an evaporator constituting the heat pump 40, serves to contact flowing airing in the first branch flow channel 22 so as to condense moisture contained in the first flowing air branch F1.
  • a water-cooling condenser of an air-cooling condenser may be provided.
  • cold water may be supplied into the first branch flow channel 22.
  • high-temperature and high-humidity air contacts the cold water, thereby being condensed.
  • the air-cooling condenser may include a cooling fan (not shown), which is disposed outside the circulation flow channel 20 so as to cool the first branch flow channel 22.
  • a cooling fan (not shown), which is disposed outside the circulation flow channel 20 so as to cool the first branch flow channel 22.
  • the first flowing air branch F1 is cooled by the cooling fan, and moisture contained in the first flowing air F1 is thus condensed.
  • a separator 12 which discharges, the condensed water collected in the first branch flow channel 22, to the outside, may be provided.
  • the separator 12 may be disposed at an appropriate position on the first branch flow channel 22, at which condensed water is collected.
  • the separator 12 may preferably include a check valve, which opens the flow channel only during the discharge of condensed water and maintains the flow channel in the closed state when condensed water is not being discharged, so as to allow discharge of condensed water while preventing the leakage of air.
  • the thermoelectric heat pump device 30 may include a heat radiation part 32, which is disposed in the first branch flow channel 22 so as to heat at least a part of the first flowing air branch F1, which has passed through the condenser 41, a heat absorption part 33, which is disposed in the second branch flow channel 23 so as to cool at least a part of the second flowing air branch F2, and a thermoelectric pump unit 31 for transferring heat from the heat absorption part 33 to the heat radiation part 32.
  • thermoelectric pump unit 31 is a device adapted to transfer heat, which is generated from one of two surfaces thereof having different temperatures, to the other surface using a thermoelectric effect. Since this principle is well known in the art, a description thereof is omitted herein.
  • the thermoelectric pump unit 31 may include a Peltier element, and a heat radiation surface 31b and a heat absorption surface 31c, which are disposed on two surfaces of the Peltier element.
  • a plurality of Peltier elements are stacked on a printed circuit board (PCB).
  • At least one of the heat radiation part 32 and the heat absorption part 33 may include a thermal conductive rib 35.
  • the thermal conductive rib 35 which is intended to increase the surface area contributing to heat radiation or heat absorption, may include a plurality of thermal conductive ribs 35.
  • the heat radiation part 32 may include a first thermal conductive plate 32a, a first surface of which faces the heat radiation surface 31b.
  • the first thermal conductive plate 32a may be provided on a second surface opposite to the first surface thereof with a plurality of ribs 35, which are disposed at predetermined intervals and extend in the direction of air flow.
  • the heat absorption part 33 may include a second thermal conductive plate 33a, a first surface of which faces the heat absorption surface 31c.
  • the ribs 35 are configured to have substantially the same structure, and are provided on the heat absorption part 33 and the heat radiation part 32.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first and second thermal conductive plates 32a and 33a or the ribs 35 may be configured to have appropriate shapes depending on the shape of the first branch flow channel 22 and/or the second branch flow channel 23.
  • the ribs 35 constitute the heat absorption part 33
  • condensed water cannot efficiently flow along the surfaces of the ribs 35, and may block the flow of air passing through the gaps between the ribs 35. Accordingly, it is preferable to set an appropriate distance between the ribs 35.
  • the circulation flow channel 20 may further include a converging flow channel 24, in which the first branch flow channel 22 and the second branch flow channel 23 are joined each other such that the first flowing air branch F1, which has passed through the heat radiation part 32, and the second flowing air branch F2, which has passed through the heat absorption part 33, meet each other and such that the mixed flowing air is guided to the heater 10.
  • the converging flow channel 24 may be provided with the heater 10.
  • the heater 10, which generates heat due to electric resistance may be constituted by a sheath heater, a coil heater or the like.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a washing apparatus 1b with drying function for performing both washing and drying operations according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the components that are identical to those of the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the previous embodiment is to be incorporated in place of providing the description of such components.
  • the washing apparatus 1b includes a tub 13, which is disposed in a casing (not shown) defining the appearance of washing apparatus 1b so as to contain washing water therein, and a treatment chamber or rotatable drum 2 disposed in the tub 13.
  • the chamber 2 may be provided therethrough with a plurality of through holes 2a so as to allow washing water to be circulated between the tub 13 and the treatment chamber 2.
  • the washing apparatus 1b may include a water supply unit 14 for supplying washing water into the tub 13 through a water supply flow channel 15, a water discharge flow channel 16 for discharging washing water from the tub 13, and a water discharge pump 17 disposed in the water discharge flow channel 16. Since the water supply flow channel 15, the water supply unit 14, the water discharge flow channel 16 and the water discharge pump 17 are well known to those in the art, descriptions thereof are omitted.
  • the tub 13 may be provided with an air discharge port, through which air is discharged into the circulation flow channel 20, and an air supply port, through which air is introduced from the circulation flow channel 20.
  • the tub 13 includes a fixed cylindrical drum part 13a and a rear wall part 13b for closing the rear end of the drum part 13a.
  • the air discharge port is formed in a lower portion of the rear wall part 13b, and the air supply port is formed in an upper portion of the drum part 13a.
  • blower 7 is provided in the converging flow channel 24 in this embodiment, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.
  • a drying duct which is intended to supply air, heated by the heater 10, into the tub 13, is disposed behind the tub 13.
  • This embodiment is provided with the first branch flow channel 22 and the second branch flow channel 23 by changing the structure of a conventional drying duct.
  • air which is discharged from the treatment chamber 2 contains a large amount of moisture, which is absorbed from clothes. Since a portion of the humid air (i.e. the first flowing air branch F1) is introduced into the first branch flow channel 22, and moisture contained in the air is thus condensed by the condenser 41, the remaining portion of the air (i.e. the second flowing air branch F2), which is introduced into the second branch flow channel 23, has a relatively high humidity compared to the first flowing air branch F1, and thus has higher heat capacity than the first flowing air branch F1. Accordingly, there is an effect of increasing the amount of heat energy transferred from the heat absorption part 33 to the heat radiation part 32 by virtue of the thermoelectric pump unit 31.
  • the efficiency of heat radiation of the heat radiation part 32 may be maximized by appropriately controlling the ratio of the surface area at which the heat absorption part 33 contacts air to the surface area at which the heat radiation part 32 contacts air.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus since not only the heater 10 but also the heat radiation part 32 serves to heat air supplied into the treatment chamber 2, the laundry treatment apparatus can be operated using a heater 10 having a heat capacity that is reduced by an amount corresponding to the heat capacity supplied from the heat radiation part 32.
  • the efficiency of the thermoelectric heat pump device 30 is superior to the heater 10, which generates heat based on electric resistance, there is an advantage of improving the overall energy efficiency of the drying system.

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  1. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung, die Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Behandlungskammer (2) zum Aufnehmen von Kleidung;
    einen Umluft-Strömungskanal (20) zum Leiten von Strömungsluft, so dass die Strömungsluft durch die Behandlungskammer (2) zirkuliert;
    ein Gebläse (7), das in dem Umluft-Strömungskanal (20) angeordnet ist, um zwangsweise Luft zu blasen;
    ein Heizelement (10) zum Heizen der Luft, bevor die Strömungsluft der Behandlungskammer (2) zugeführt wird; und
    eine thermoelektrische Wärmepumpenvorrichtung (30) zum Austauschen von Wärme mit der Strömungsluft, bevor die Strömungsluft durch das Heizelement (10) geheizt wird,
    wobei der Umluft-Strömungskanal (20) einen ersten verzweigten Strömungskanal (22) und einen zweiten verzweigten Strömungskanal (23) umfasst, die parallel zueinander geschaltet sind, um die Strömungsluft in einen ersten Strömungsluftanteil (F1) und einen zweiten Strömungsluftanteil (F2) zu teilen, und die jeweils den ersten Strömungsluftanteil (F1) und den zweiten Strömungsluftanteil (F2) leiten,
    wobei die Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung ferner einen Kondensator (41) umfasst, der in dem ersten verzweigten Strömungskanal (22) angeordnet ist, um Feuchtigkeit zu kondensieren, die in dem ersten Strömungsluftanteil (F1) enthalten ist, wobei sich der Umluft-Strömungskanal (20) von einem Abschnitt, der stromaufwärts des Kondensators (41) positioniert ist, in den ersten verzweigten Strömungskanal (22) und den zweiten verzweigten Strömungskanal (23) verzweigt,
    wobei die thermoelektrische Wärmepumpenvorrichtung (30) Folgendes umfasst:
    ein Wärmestrahlungselement (32), das in dem ersten verzweigten Strömungskanal (22) angeordnet ist, um den ersten Strömungsluftanteil (F1) zu heizen, der den Kondensator (41) passiert hat;
    ein Wärmeaufnahmeelement (33), das in dem zweiten verzweigten Strömungskanal (23) angeordnet ist, um den zweiten Strömungsluftanteil (F2) zu kühlen; und
    eine thermoelektrische Pumpeneinheit (31) zum Übertragen von Wärme von dem Wärmeaufnahmeelement (33) zu dem Wärmestrahlungselement (32),
    wobei der Umluft-Strömungskanal (20) ferner einen zusammenlaufenden Strömungskanal (24) umfasst, in dem der erste verzweigte Strömungskanal (22) und der zweite verzweigte Strömungskanal (23) so miteinander verbunden sind, dass der erste Strömungsluftanteil (F1), der das Wärmestrahlungselement (32) passiert hat, und der zweite Strömungsluftanteil (F2), der das Wärmeaufnahmeelement (33) passiert hat, in dem zusammenlaufenden Strömungskanal (24) aufeinandertreffen, und wobei die gemischte Strömungsluft zu dem Heizelement (10) geleitet wird,
    wobei die thermoelektrische Pumpeneinheit (31) Folgendes umfasst:
    ein Peltierelement; und
    eine Wärmestrahlungsfläche (31b) und eine Wärmeaufnahmefläche (31c), die an den jeweiligen Seiten des Peltierelements angeordnet sind,
    wobei das Wärmestrahlungselement (32) konfiguriert ist, Wärme von der Wärmestrahlungsfläche (31b) zu empfangen, und wobei das Wärmeaufnahmeelement (33) konfiguriert ist, Wärme an die Wärmeaufnahmefläche (31c) zu übertragen.
  2. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Wärmeaufnahmeelement (33) eine zweite wärmeleitende Platte (33a) umfasst, wovon eine erste Oberfläche zu der Wärmeaufnahmefläche (31c) zeigt, und
    wobei die zweite wärmeleitende Platte (33a) auf einer zweiten Oberfläche gegenüber der ersten Oberfläche mit mehreren Rippen (35) versehen ist, wobei die mehreren Rippen (35) in vorbestimmten Abständen angeordnet sind und in Richtung der Luftströmung verlaufen.
  3. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Wärmestrahlungselement (32) eine erste wärmeleitende Platte (32a) umfasst, wovon eine erste Oberfläche zu der Wärmestrahlungsfläche (31b) zeigt, und
    wobei die erste wärmeleitende Platte (32a) mit mehreren Rippen (35) auf einer zweiten Oberfläche gegenüber der ersten Oberfläche versehen ist, wobei die mehreren Rippen (35) in vorbestimmten Abständen angeordnet sind und in Richtung der Luftströmung verlaufen.
  4. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der zusammenlaufende Strömungskanal (24) mit dem Heizelement (10) versehen ist.
  5. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung eine Kühlmittelwärmepumpe (40) aufweist, die den Kondensator (41) umfasst.
  6. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Behandlungskammer (2) drehbar ist.
  7. Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kondensator (41) ein erstes Kühlgebläse aufweist, das außerhalb des Umluft-Strömungskanals (20) angeordnet ist, um den ersten verzweigten Strömungskanal (22) zu kühlen.
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