Title:
CLOTHES DRYER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/058145
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A clothes dryer has a heat pump (48). In drying operation, that portion of an airflow
path (41) which is between a rotating container (3) and an evaporator (44) is opened
and air in the rotating container (3) is circulated through the airflow path (41).
In cooling the place where the dryer is placed, a discharge airflow path (55) running
from that portion of the airflow path (41) which is between the rotating container
and the evaporator (44) to the outside of the dryer is opened, and air introduced
from an air inlet (59) is passed through the evaporator (44) and discharged from
an discharge airflow path (55), and at the same time, a condenser (45) is cooled
by a cooling device (60).
Inventors:
TATSUMI HISAO (JP)
KASHIMA KOJI (JP)
KASHIMA KOJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/322570
Publication Date:
May 24, 2007
Filing Date:
November 13, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOSHIBA KK (JP)
TOSHIBA CONSUMER MARKETING (JP)
TOSHIBA HA PRODUCTS CO LTD (JP)
TATSUMI HISAO (JP)
KASHIMA KOJI (JP)
TOSHIBA CONSUMER MARKETING (JP)
TOSHIBA HA PRODUCTS CO LTD (JP)
TATSUMI HISAO (JP)
KASHIMA KOJI (JP)
International Classes:
D06F25/00; D06F58/02; D06F58/24; F24F11/02; F25B39/04
Foreign References:
| JPH0956992A | 1997-03-04 | |||
| JP2003265881A | 2003-09-24 | |||
| JP3103144U | 2004-07-29 | |||
| JP2001183018A | 2001-07-06 | |||
| JPH0377116U | 1991-08-02 | |||
| JPH04120552U | 1992-10-28 | |||
| JPH0956992A | 1997-03-04 | |||
| GB2265699A | 1993-10-06 | |||
| US20050204583A1 | 2005-09-22 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1961853A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SATO, Tsuyoshi (6-15 Sakae 4-chome, Naka-k, Nagoya-shi Aichi 08, JP)
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