Heater control system for a clothes dryer
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1. A clothes dryer comprising:
- an outer cabinet shell;
a drum rotatably mounted within said outer cabinet shell, said drum being adapted to receive articles of clothing to be heated and dried within said drum;
a heater for heating the articles of clothing; and
a control panel for inputting operational parameters for a drying cycle, with said operational parameters including a desired drying temperature and a variable power setting for the heater.
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Abstract
A clothes dryer is provided with control elements which enable a user to set both a drying temperature and the amount of power sent to a main heating element of the dryer during a dryer cycle. In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, an infinitely variable power supply controller is used to selectively establish the maximum power provided to the main heating element during the dryer cycle. The controller preferably is adjusted by a slider switch mounted on a control panel of the dryer. The switch is preferably provided with indicators to indicate the established power level.
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1. A clothes dryer comprising:
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an outer cabinet shell;
a drum rotatably mounted within said outer cabinet shell, said drum being adapted to receive articles of clothing to be heated and dried within said drum;
a heater for heating the articles of clothing; and
a control panel for inputting operational parameters for a drying cycle, with said operational parameters including a desired drying temperature and a variable power setting for the heater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of performing a drying operation on articles of clothing within a drum of a clothes dryer comprising:
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setting a drying temperature for to drying operation;
adjusting a power setting for a heater of the clothes dryer, with the power setting representing the maximum allowable amount of power to be sent to the heater during the dryer operation; and
performing the drying operation based on the set drying temperature and the power setting such that the amount of power sent to the heater is adjusted based on the set drying temperature up to the power setting. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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