Appliance for drying laundry providing drying air recirculation and moisture condensation

    公开(公告)号:US10519592B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US14950079

    申请日:2015-11-24

    IPC分类号: D06F58/24 D06F58/18

    摘要: A laundry drying appliance (100) includes a cabinet (110) having a top (119), a rotating drum (105) accommodated within a tub (303) housed in the cabinet, and a laundry drying air circulation system for circulating drying air. The drying air circulation system includes a drying air return duct (305) through which drying air coming from drum flows. The drying air return duct has an outlet (310), and a drying air delivery duct (205,215) through which the drying air is sent back to the drum. The drying air delivery duct has an inlet (210). The top forms a ready-to-mount moisture condensing module ready to be mounted to the cabinet for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within the drying drum of the laundry drying appliance. The top has a drying air inlet (510) couplable to the outlet of the drying air return duct, a drying air outlet (515) couplable to the inlet of the drying air delivery duct, fluid passageways defined inside the top from said drying air inlet to the drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated. Moisture condensing means are arranged inside the fluid passageways.

    Control unit for a cooking hob
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10393388B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US13390390

    申请日:2010-07-06

    IPC分类号: F24C7/08 H05K5/06

    摘要: A control unit (10) for a cooking hob has at least one viewing window (24). The control unit (10) is attached or attachable below the viewing window (24) and has a plurality of control elements (12) operable from a top side of the control unit (10). At least one display (14) is arranged on the top side of the control unit (10). A control panel (16) forms an unmovable part of the control unit. A number of elastic elements (30) are for resiliently supporting the display (14) on the control unit (10). The control unit (10) has a display frame (18) for at least partially enclosing the display (14). The display frame (18) includes a sealing lip (28) on its upper side and the elastic elements (30) at its lower side. A cooking hob has at least one control unit (10).

    Laundry washing machine with a water softening device

    公开(公告)号:US10385500B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15685125

    申请日:2017-08-24

    IPC分类号: D06F39/00 D06F39/02 D06F39/08

    摘要: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of said casing, a rotatable drum arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub. The water softening device includes a water-softening agent container filled with a water softening agent able to reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub, a regeneration-agent reservoir which is structured to receive a salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening function of the water softening agents, and a water supply circuit which is structured for selectively spilling/pouring a given amount of fresh water into the regeneration-agent reservoir. The regeneration-agent reservoir includes a regeneration-agent container which is fillable with a given quantity of regeneration agents, and the water supply circuit includes a first sprinkler head provided with a shower-making portion which is structured for feeding a shower of water droplets by gravity into the regeneration-agent container.

    Oven cavity and oven
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10371388B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US14355023

    申请日:2013-01-09

    IPC分类号: F24C15/08

    摘要: The invention in particular is directed to an oven cavity (3) adapted to be used with a baking and/or steaming oven (1). The cavity (3) comprises several cavity walls (5, 6), wherein at least one load bearing wall section of at least one of the cavity walls (5, 6) is made in self-supporting configuration from at least one of a high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material.

    Oven with at least one illuminated oven cavity

    公开(公告)号:US09995491B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-12

    申请号:US13393267

    申请日:2010-09-16

    申请人: Klaus Winkelmann

    发明人: Klaus Winkelmann

    IPC分类号: F24C15/00 F24C15/08

    CPC分类号: F24C15/008 F24C15/08

    摘要: The present invention relates to an oven with at least one illuminated oven cavity (10). The oven cavity (10) comprises a top wall (12) with at least one embossing (22). The embossing (22) is arranged in a front portion of the top wall (12). The embossing (22) includes a surface section (24) with a cutout for latching a light emitting element (28) with a light source (38). The light source (38) is provided for generating a light cone (30). The embossing (22) includes an edge (26) in front of the surface section (24). Said edge (26) extends downwards and covers the light source (38) of the light source element (28), so that the light cone (30) is directed to the interior of the oven cavity (10). Alternatively, a bigger part of the light cone (30) is directed to the interior of the oven cavity (10) and a smaller part of the light cone (30) is directed to a lower part of an opening in the front side of the oven cavity (10).

    Monitoring faults in the heating circuit of an appliance

    公开(公告)号:US09915442B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-13

    申请号:US13697832

    申请日:2011-05-12

    摘要: A household appliance has a heating circuit (140) for heating a fluid including a heating element (150) that can be selectively energized (155) to determine the heating of the fluid, and a monitoring unit (125) for monitoring the operation of the heating circuit. The monitoring unit (125) is configured to monitor at least one electrical potential internal to the heating circuit (140). The at least one electric potential internal to the heating circuit (140) is at least one among: an internal electric potential detected at a first terminal (160b) of the heating element (150) connected to an on/off switch (155) of the heating circuit (140); an internal electric potential detected at a second terminal (160a) of the heating element (150) connected to a main switch (135) of the appliance or to a safety switch provided for switching the heating circuit off in case of malfunction of the on/off switch (155). The monitoring unit (125) is further configured for: detecting a value of the voltage of the electricity distribution network; and calculating, starting from the detected value of the voltage of the electricity distribution network, first and a second reference electric potentials, comparing the at least one detected internal electric potential with the first and second reference electric potentials; recognizing a state of good operation or malfunction of the heating circuit (140) in case the at least one detected internal electric potential does not fall within a range of values between the first and second reference electric potentials.

    Microwave sealing device of an opening for a rotating shaft

    公开(公告)号:US09907123B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-27

    申请号:US13263212

    申请日:2010-04-29

    IPC分类号: H05B6/76

    CPC分类号: H05B6/76

    摘要: The present invention relates to a microwave sealing device of an opening for a rotating shaft (26) or axle. The sealing device (10; 30; 50) is provided for enclosing a section of the shaft (26) or axle. The sealing device (10; 30; 50) includes a front panel (12; 32; 52) and a basis part (14; 34; 54). The front panel (12; 32; 52) is formed as a plane disk and comprises a central hole (16; 36; 56) in its center and a plurality of cuts (20; 40; 58, 60). The basis part (14; 34; 54) is formed as a hollow part with a peripheral wall and two opposing face sides. At least one of the two opposing face sides of the basis part (14; 34; 54) is open. The basis part (14; 34; 54) comprises a plurality of cuts (22; 42; 62) in the peripheral wall. The front panel (12; 32; 52) is attached at the open face side or at one of the two open face sides, respectively, of the basis part (14; 34; 54).