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Method and device for cleaning a component, particularly an evaporator of a condenser device, and washer/dryer or dryer having such a device

  • US 9,347,171 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2008
  • Issued: 05/24/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for cleaning an evaporator of a condenser with condensation water, the device comprising:

  • a condensation water pan configured to collect condensation water condensed from process air by the evaporator;

    a collection container above the evaporator configured to receive the condensation water collected by the condensation water pan;

    a control device; and

    a downpipe to direct the condensation water onto the evaporator from the collection container,wherein the collection container further comprises a rinsing chamber having an outlet fluidly joining the rinsing chamber to the downpipe and a closure plate positioned on the collection container to cover the outlet in a closed position of the closure plate, the closure plate being configured to be actuated by the control device to open the outlet and allow a flow of condensation water to flow from the rinsing chamber to the downpipe,wherein the collection container further comprises a storage chamber configured to receive condensation water overflowing from the rinsing chamber,wherein the collection container further comprises a partition wall extending between the rinsing chamber and the storage chamber from a bottom of the collection container, andwherein the closure plate further comprises a support pin extending from a bottom side of the closure plate into an opening in the bottom of the collection container to lift the closure plate into an open position, the opening being separate from the outlet such that the support pin is separated from a flow path of the flow of condensation water flowing from the outlet to the downpipe.

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