Fixed radial anode drum dryer
First Claim
1. A clothes dryer apparatus comprising:
- an electrically conductive, grounded, generally cylindrical rotatable drum having a hollow interior adapted to contain a load of wet clothes to be dried;
said drum having a partially indented exterior surface in which at least one generally ring-shaped insulated notch has been formed;
positioned within each notch, an electrically conductive anode, wherein each anode has a generally flat ring shape, is spatially fixed with respect to the rotatable drum, and is electrically isolated from conductive portions of the drum; and
coupled to each anode, a source of RF power operable at a single fixed frequency.
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Abstract
A clothes dryer apparatus (99) comprising an electrically conductive, grounded, generally cylindrical rotatable drum (13) having a hollow interior adapted to contain a load (15) of wet clothes to be dried. The drum'"'"'s (13) exterior surface (27) is partially indented to form one or more integral, generally ring-shaped insulated notches (10). An electrically conductive, generally flat arcuate anode (11) is positioned within each notch (10), with no physical contact between an anode (11) and its corresponding notch (10). Each anode (11) is spatially fixed with respect to the rotatable drum (13), and is electrically isolated from conductive portions of the drum (13). A source (21) of RF power (12), operating at a single fixed frequency, is coupled to each anode (11).
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23 Claims
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1. A clothes dryer apparatus comprising:
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an electrically conductive, grounded, generally cylindrical rotatable drum having a hollow interior adapted to contain a load of wet clothes to be dried; said drum having a partially indented exterior surface in which at least one generally ring-shaped insulated notch has been formed; positioned within each notch, an electrically conductive anode, wherein each anode has a generally flat ring shape, is spatially fixed with respect to the rotatable drum, and is electrically isolated from conductive portions of the drum; and coupled to each anode, a source of RF power operable at a single fixed frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for drying a load of wet clothes, said method comprising the steps of:
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applying RF power to each anode of a capacitor having one or more anodes;
wherein;the load of wet clothes is positioned in a hollow interior of an electrically conductive, grounded, generally cylindrical rotatable drum acting as a cathode of the capacitor; said drum has a partially indented exterior surface in which at least one generally flat ring shaped insulated notch has been formed; and each anode is electrically conductive, positioned within a notch, has a generally flat ring shape, is spatially fixed with respect to the rotatable drum, and is electrically isolated from conductive portions of the drum. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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