Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self cleaning heater exchanger plate
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Application No.: US15825211Application Date: 2017-11-29
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Publication No.: US10662574B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Gianluca Bocchino , Arun Rajendran
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: D06F58/24
- IPC: D06F58/24 ; D06F58/22 ; D06F58/20 ; D06F58/28

Abstract:
A laundry appliance includes a blower that directs process air along an airflow path. An evaporator dehumidifies the process air and removes condensate from the process air. A heat exchange plate is disposed within the airflow path and supports the evaporator from below and within the airflow path. The heat exchange plate receives the condensate from the process air. A sloped area of the heat exchange plate directs the condensate downward and along the heat exchange plate to a condensate drain, wherein the sloped area includes a directing surface that blocks the process air from pushing the condensate upward and away from the condensate drain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180245271A1 SELF CLEANING HEATER EXCHANGER PLATE Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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