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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132339 | Cloth treating apparatus Disclosed is a cloth treating apparatus, which supplies hot air to a accommodating space receiving clothes to dry the clothes. The cloth treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a accommodating space to receive clothes, and an electric component chamber, in w... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8109011 | Clothes dryer bulkhead recess A bulkhead structure for a clothes dryer has a generally cylindrical outer wall that fits within an open end of the clothes dryer drum to define a junction. The bulkhead has two side wall portions facing into the drum on opposing sides of a bulkhead access opening. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104192 | Laundry dryer A laundry dryer is provided. The laundry dryer includes a drying drum (14), a drying duct (17), a heater (166), an upper base (22), a lower base (21), and a blower (23). The drying drum (14) hold laundry. The drying d... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087183 | Clothes dryer drum bearing assembly A clothes dryer front bearing structure that fits within an open end of the dryer drum has wear resistant bearing glides attached to an upper arcuate wall portion without the use of an additional fastener. The upper arcuate wall portion has one or more pairs of spac... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8042284 | Heating system, drying machine having the heating system, and method of controlling the heating system A heating system and a method of controlling the heating system are provided. When a heating unit and a switch are turned on and off repeatedly by the predetermined number of times or more, only some of heaters of the heating unit are turned on, thereby increasing s... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8028439 | Clothes dryer bearing gasket support A clothes dryer bearing structure has an arcuate channel for receiving the open end of a dryer drum. The channel has an inner wall portion, a base wall portion extending radially outward from the inner wall portion and an outer wall portion extending from the base w... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8015727 | Dryer rack A dryer rack for use with an apparatus for drying an object inside a drum is disclosed, wherein the dryer rack includes a platform for having an upper surface for supporting the object. The platform may include at least one grip for loading and unloading the dryer r... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987616 | Laundry machine The present invention relates to a laundry machine. The laundry machine includes a drum rotatably mounted in a cabinet, a hot air heater to heat air and supply hot air into the drum, a steam generator to supply steam into the drum, a water supply source detachably m... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975401 | Apparatus and method for controlling a clothes dryer A clothes dryer has a degree of dryness control system that is responsive to moisture level of clothing articles tumbling in a drum and a target moisture value to control the drying cycle of the clothes dryer. The clothes dryer has a load size parameter producing mo... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7762007 | Laundry appliance A laundry appliance includes a cabinet or surround structure with an attachment for a removable front panel and a removable front panel for attachment to the cabinet. The appliance is a drum and a drum support structure supporting the drum for rotation. There is a m... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7748139 | Laundry dryer and drum supporting assembly thereof A laundry dryer includes a dry drum in which laundry is loaded, a lower housing coupled to a rear wall of the dry drum by a rivet, an upper housing seated on the upper housing, and a journal bearing including a bearing inserted between the upper and lower housings a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7640678 | Laundry dryer and impurity entry preventing structure for the same Provided is a laundry dryer. The laundry dryer includes a drying drum for inserting laundry in, a base, and a cabinet enclosing the drying drum and the base. The base includes an outside air intake port that suctions indoor air, an air passage for moist air from the... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7562467 | Dryer, and motor mounting structure of the same A dryer and a motor mounting structure of the same are provided. The dryer includes: a cabinet; a drum housed inside of the cabinet; a motor for providing a driving force to the drum; a belt for connecting a driving shaft of the motor with the drum; a base disposed ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7536807 | Method and device for safe operation of a program-controlled laundry drier A program-controlled laundry drier equipped with a rotary drum in which the material to be dried is inserted and moved during the drying process. The dryer comprising a heater for heating the drying air and a blower which guides the drying air stream into the interi... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7523564 | Dryer and drum supporting apparatus thereof A dryer is provided. The dryer includes a housing coupled to a rear wall of a drum, a housing cover, a bearing, and a supporting holder. The housing cover is coupled to the housing. The bearing is interposed between the housing and the housing cover. The supporting ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7506458 | Drying machine A drying machine having a drum mounted within a cabinet on a base unit is provided. The base unit includes a base lower unit, and a base upper unit positioned atop the base lower unit to define passages therebetween. The base unit includes a moisture sensor mounting... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7467483 | Laundry appliance A laundry appliance includes a cabinet or surround structure with an attachment for a removable front panel and a removable front panel for attachment to the cabinet. The appliance is a drum and a drum support structure supporting the drum for rotation. There is a m... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7448146 | Cyclone condensing apparatus and washing/drying machine having the same A cyclone condensing apparatus having a structure in which air of high-temperature and high-humidity sufficiently contacts cooling water, and condensed water is efficiently discharged to the outside, and a washing/drying machine having the cyclone condensing apparat... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7421804 | Device for attaching an exhaust hose to a clothes dryer A device for attaching an exhaust channel between a clothes dryer and a wall or floor vent, the device having a bracket connecting to the exhaust channel, includes a bracket having a dryer connector and an end connected to the exhaust channel. The bracket is suffici... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7383645 | Dryer exhaust pipe with different rim size An exhaust dryer including an improved exhaust pipe assembly is provided. The dryer includes a body for holding laundry therein, a fan unit for blowing hot air produced by a heater onto the laundry to dry the laundry, and an exhaust pipe assembly connected to an exh... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7365288 | Heater assembly for dryer A heater assembly for a dryer is stably assembled and reduces noise. The heater assembly for a dryer includes hot wires electrically heated an insulator provided with a groove at the center, having lower and upper portions into which the hot wires are fixed, and a p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360323 | Top firewall cover assembly for laundry dryer Top cover assembly including a top cover mounted on a side plate of a cabinet, a fire plate between the side plate and the top cover, for preventing spreading of fire taking place in the cabinet to an exterior, and a cabinet holder for fastening the fire plate to th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350319 | Clothing dryer A clothing dryer is provided having improved blowing fan, fan casing, and motor bracket fixing structures. The clothing dryer includes a housing forming the appearance of the clothing dryer, a drying tub rotatably mounted in the housing, a blowing fan to discharge a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340848 | Ambient air clothes dryer The ambient air clothes dryer is an automated device providing axial flow of unheated ambient air through the dryer drum. The dryer may include different drum drive systems, timer and/or humidity detector controls, and a configuration utilizing a separate, portable ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340847 | Clothes drying machine A clothes drying machine, in which a connection structure between an air blowing case and a motor bracket is simplified so that the number of required components is reduced and assembly efficiency is improved, and the air blowing case is precisely connected to the m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337553 | Lint detector methods and apparatuses Methods and apparatuses of for detecting lint are disclosed. In one embodiment, a light is directed to a plate. The light can be being emitted by a light source. A reflectometer is calibrated to a specific thermal emissivity of the plate. The thermal emission result... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326143 | Rotary actuator A radial inner portion of a rotor core, where a rotor core and a rotor shaft are connected, has an electromagnetically excessive capacity. A recess is provided at the radial inner portion of the rotor core. The recess is a cylindrical bore retracting in the axial di... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320185 | Drive device for a household appliance and method for mounting an electric motor A drive device for a household appliance, in which an electromotor is fixed by a fixing screw. An insulation layer of a material with a defined conductivity is located between the fixing screw and the electromotor. The fixing screw is tightened with a defined torque... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7272961 | Washing machine A washing machine including a casing provided with an opening for introducing laundry into the washing machine; a tub supportably installed in the casing; a drum rotatably located in the tub; driving means for rotating the drum; and a door installed at the casing fo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257905 | Laundry appliance A laundry drying machine includes a cabinet and a laundry holding drum rotatably supported within the cabinet for rotation. The drum includes a wall that is circumferential relative to the rotation and a drum hatch that is a section of the wall. The drum forms an en... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254970 | Laundry treatment machine The invention relates to a laundry treatment machine, more especially a washing machine or a laundry dryer, comprising a drivable drum which accommodates laundry and is rotatably mounted in a container integral with the housing, wherein the container is provided wit... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225562 | Laundry appliance A clothes drying appliance includes a cabinet and a drum inside the cabinet supported on a drum support structure. A belt passes around the drive pulley of a drive motor and around the drum for driving rotation of the drum in either direction. A belt tensioning devi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225768 | Combustion type power tool having buffer piece A combustion type power tool having an arrangement avoiding direct striking of a drive shaft against a cylinder head when combustion pressure is exerted. A motor is disposed at the cylinder head and includes a motor body and a drive shaft extending in an axial direc... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222439 | Method for operating an appliance comprising at least one sub-program step drying The invention relates to a method for operating an appliance comprising at least one sub-program step “drying”, which permits appliances comprising at least one sub-program step “drying” to be operated in the most economic manner possible and permits the eff... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213348 | Gas burner and air heater assembly for a gas clothes dryer A burner for a gas dryer is made up of a mixing tube having an open end for admission of gas fuel into the mixing tube. At least one other opening proximate to the open end serves to admit air into the mixing tube for mixing the air and the gas fuel. A burner head i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207124 | Clothes drying machine A clothes drying machine having a sensing switch easily installed on a motor bracket for sensing whether or not a belt for rotating a rotary drum is loose or cut. The sensing switch includes a first insertion hole having a longitudinally extended shape and a second ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208705 | Heater bracket assembly for dryer A heater bracket assembly for securing a heater case in a dryer is disclosed. The heater bracket assembly includes a supporting part secured to a bottom end of the heater case for supporting the heater case, a fixing part secured to a base plate of the dryer, and a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191548 | Clothes tumbler with ozone generator A tumbler is provided for removing odors, such as smoke, from clothing. The tumbler comprises a rotating basket in which clothing tumbles, a blower which causes air to flow through said basket and an ozone source which releases ozone into the air which flows into th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178265 | Ambient air clothes dryer The ambient air clothes dryer is an automated device providing axial flow of unheated ambient air through the dryer drum. The dryer may include different drum drive systems, timer and/or humidity detector controls, and a configuration utilizing a separate, portable ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171794 | Door A peripherally encapsulated product, such as an oven door outer shell, is molded in accordance with this invention by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of relatively movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. Preferably both... | 02/06/2007 |
