DRYER WITH A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CLOSED STATE OF AN ACCESS DOOR THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME

The invention relates to a dryer 1 with a housing 24, a control device 8, a drum 3 for items of laundry to be dried, an access door 12 to the drum 3, a process air duct 2, in which a process air fan 6 for conveying the process air and a heating unit 4 for heating the process air are located, and a device 20, 21 for controlling a closed state of the access door 12, which device comprises a Hall sensor 21 and a magnet 20, of which a first part 20, 21 is mounted on the access door 12 and a second part 20, 21 is mounted on the housing 24. During rotation of the drum 3 containing items of laundry, the access door 12 is exposed to a varying pressure of the items of laundry, the device 20, 21 for controlling the closed state permits a continuous detection of signals of the Hall sensor 21 during the rotation of the drum 3, and the control device 8 is designed in order to identify the rotation of the drum 3 from the continuously detected signals. The invention also relates to a method for operating this dryer.