Appliance for Drying Laundry
First Claim
1. An appliance for drying laundry (100) including a drying-air moisture-condensing system comprising a heat pump system (215,220,225) with a variable-output compressor (210), and at least one drying air variable-speed fan (250) for promoting the recirculation of the drying air, the appliance being adapted to perform at least one laundry drying cycle in:
- at least a first drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a first compressor mode having a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a first fan mode having a speed course, andat least a second drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a second compressor mode comprising a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a second fan mode having a speed course,wherein for at least a portion of the drying cycle, a compressor power consumption and/or a compressor rotational speed and/or a frequency of the supply current/voltage of the compressor of the second compressor mode is/are higher than the one/s of the first compressor mode and the speed of the second fan mode is higher than the speed of the first fan mode.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An appliance for drying laundry (100) including a drying-air moisture-condensing system comprising a heat pump system (215,220,225) with a variable-output compressor (210), and at least one drying air variable-speed fan (250) for promoting the recirculation of the drying air, the appliance being adapted to perform at least one laundry drying cycle in: at least a first drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a first compressor mode having a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a first fan mode having a speed course, and at least a second drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a second compressor mode comprising a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a second fan mode having a speed course, wherein for at least a portion of the drying cycle, a compressor power consumption and/or a compressor rotational speed and/or a frequency of the supply current/voltage of the compressor of the second compressor mode is/are higher than the one/s of the first compressor mode and the speed of the second fan mode is higher than the speed of the first fan mode.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. An appliance for drying laundry (100) including a drying-air moisture-condensing system comprising a heat pump system (215,220,225) with a variable-output compressor (210), and at least one drying air variable-speed fan (250) for promoting the recirculation of the drying air, the appliance being adapted to perform at least one laundry drying cycle in:
-
at least a first drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a first compressor mode having a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a first fan mode having a speed course, and at least a second drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a second compressor mode comprising a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a second fan mode having a speed course, wherein for at least a portion of the drying cycle, a compressor power consumption and/or a compressor rotational speed and/or a frequency of the supply current/voltage of the compressor of the second compressor mode is/are higher than the one/s of the first compressor mode and the speed of the second fan mode is higher than the speed of the first fan mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method of drying laundry in an appliance for drying laundry (100) including a drying-air moisture-condensing system comprising a heat pump system (215,220,225) with a variable-output compressor (210), and at least one drying air variable-speed fan (250) for promoting the recirculation of the drying air, the method comprising performing at least one laundry drying cycle in:
-
at least a first drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a first compressor mode having a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a first fan mode having a speed course, and at least a second drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a second compressor mode comprising a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a second fan mode having a speed course, wherein for at least a portion of the drying cycle, a compressor power consumption and/or a compressor rotational speed and/or a frequency of the supply current/voltage of the compressor of the second compressor mode is/are higher than the one/s of the first compressor mode and the speed of the second fan mode is higher than the speed of the first fan mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification