SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIQUID-BASED LINT COLLECTION
First Claim
1. An air filtration system for a laundry apparatus, the system comprising:
- an air-lint inlet forming an interior volume configured to fluidically couple to a tumbler of the laundry apparatus and extending to an end portion;
a lint-collection reservoir coupled to the air-lint inlet configured to hold a liquid at a level, wherein the air-lint inlet extends into the lint-collection reservoir; and
an outlet conduit in fluid connection with the air-lint collection reservoir, wherein the outlet conduit is configured to expel filter air from the air-lint collection reservoir.
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Abstract
An air filtration system for a laundry apparatus comprises an air-lint inlet forming an interior volume configured to fluidically couple to a tumbler of the laundry apparatus and extending to an end portion. The system further comprises a lint-collection reservoir coupled to the air-lint inlet configured to hold a liquid at a level, wherein the air-lint inlet extends into the lint-collection reservoir. The system further comprises an outlet conduit in fluid connection with the air-lint collection reservoir. The outlet conduit is configured to expel filter air from the air-lint collection reservoir.
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20 Claims
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1. An air filtration system for a laundry apparatus, the system comprising:
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an air-lint inlet forming an interior volume configured to fluidically couple to a tumbler of the laundry apparatus and extending to an end portion; a lint-collection reservoir coupled to the air-lint inlet configured to hold a liquid at a level, wherein the air-lint inlet extends into the lint-collection reservoir; and an outlet conduit in fluid connection with the air-lint collection reservoir, wherein the outlet conduit is configured to expel filter air from the air-lint collection reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for filtering an air-lint combination from a laundry apparatus:
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receiving the air-lint combination from a tumbler of the laundry apparatus; supplying the air-lint combination over a surface of a liquid via an inlet conduit in fluid communication with the tumbler; maintaining at least a portion of the liquid in a lint-collection reservoir at a predetermined level forming a surface of the liquid; channeling the air-lint combination through a space formed between surface of the liquid and an end portion of the inlet conduit; expelling filtered air from the lint-collection reservoir; and exhausting the filter air through an outlet conduit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An air filtration system for a laundry apparatus, the system comprising:
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an air-lint inlet forming an interior conduit comprising an interior volume configured to transmit an air-lint combination from a tumbler of the laundry apparatus, wherein the air-lint inlet terminates at an end portion; a lint-collection reservoir fluidically coupled to the air-lint inlet and configured to hold a liquid at a level, wherein the end portion of the air-lint inlet extends into the lint-collection reservoir and forms a space between a surface of the liquid and the end portion, wherein the space between the surface of the liquid and the end portion is configured to channel the air-lint combination over the surface thereby filtering the air-lint combination to generate a filtered air; and an outlet conduit in fluid connection with the air-lint collection reservoir, wherein the outlet conduit is configured to expel the filtered air from the lint-collection reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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