LAUNDRY DRYER PROVIDING MOISTURE APPLICATION DURING TUMBLING AND REDUCED AIRFLOW

A laundry dryer includes a rotatable drum, an air delivery system selectively operable to provide air into the drum at a first flow rate and a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate, and a moisture delivery system operable to provide moisture (e.g., water mist or steam) into the drum...

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Hauptverfasser:	RICKLEFS MICHAEL PAUL, RIPLEY BRIAN DOUGLAS
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING DRYING DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HEATING LAUNDERING LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TEXTILES TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A laundry dryer includes a rotatable drum, an air delivery system selectively operable to provide air into the drum at a first flow rate and a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate, and a moisture delivery system operable to provide moisture (e.g., water mist or steam) into the drum while air is being provided at the lower second flow rate, and during drum rotation (tumbling), to thus enhance dispersion of the moisture into the fabrics of the load, and the attendant dewrinkling/refresh benefits. The air delivery system can include a reversible blower that provides air at the first flow rate when operated in a first direction and provides air at the second flow rate when operated in an opposite second direction. The drum can be a reversibly rotatable drum that is rotatable in a first and an opposite second direction, and the dryer can include a drive motor that both rotates the drum and operates the blower. The moisture delivery system can include a nozzle to provide moisture directly into the drum.