This invention relates generally to clothes drying systems, and, more particularly, to tumbling aids for clothes dryers.
An appliance for drying articles such as a clothes dryer for drying clothing articles typically includes an exterior cabinet and internal rotating drum for tumbling clothes and laundry articles therein. One or more heating elements heats air prior to air entering the drum, and the warm air is circulated through the dryer as the clothes are tumbled to remove moisture from the laundry articles contained in the drum.
Some known clothes dryers utilize an extended surface on the interior of the drum, called a baffle to facilitate the tumbling of the clothes. Typically the baffles are mounted on the inside surface of the drying drum to lift the clothes into the warm air stream and to tumble the clothes towards the approximate rotational center of the drum. The shapes and sizes of baffles vary greatly but in general have uniform height that extends across the depth of the cylindrical drum. Other known baffles have varying heights across the depth of the drum and may be curved to better lift the clothes to as they tumble within the drum.
Known baffle designs may reduce the usable capacity in the drum, which, in turn, may increase the number of loads of laundry required by the operator and may restrict the air flow within the drum increasing the time to dry the clothes contained within the drum. Increasing the usable capacity of the dryer drum allows the operator to add additional laundry, reduce the number of drying operations, dry the clothes faster, and conserve energy.
In one aspect, plurality of dryer bumps are provided that include a contact portion that is configured to be positioned within the drum proximate another bump contact portion, an outer portion that is configured to be positioned adjacent to the drum, and a body extending between the contact portion and the outer portion.
In another aspect, a dryer drum for a clothes dryer is provided that includes a perforated back wall and a cylindrical outer wall adjacent to the back wall, wherein the outer wall includes an inner surface, an exterior surface, and a body extending therebetween and at least one dryer bump attached to the outer wall.
In another aspect, a clothes dryer is provided that includes a cabinet, a rotatable drum mounted in the cabinet, wherein the drum is configured to secure at least one laundry article against an inner surface of the drum during dryer operation, the drum is further configured to allow substantially unobstructed access to the drum. The dryer further includes at least one dryer bump protruding in to the drum, a motor for rotating the drum, an air circulation system, a heater for warming air circulated by the air circulation system, and a controller that is operatively coupled to the motor, the air circulation system temperature, and the heater.
Clothes dryer 10 includes a cabinet or a main housing 12 having a front panel 14, a rear panel 16, a pair of side panels 18 and 20 spaced apart from each other by the front and rear panels, a bottom panel 22, and a top cover 24. Within cabinet 12 is a drum or container 26, described in greater detail below, mounted for rotation around a substantially horizontal axis 27. A motor 28 rotates drum 26 about horizontal axis 27 through a pulley 30 and a belt 31. Drum 26 is supported within main housing 12 by a suitable fixed bearing (not shown) and is configured to receive hot air that has been heated by a heater 34 such as a combustion chamber 36 and a rear duct 38. The combustion chamber 36 receives ambient air via an inlet 40.
Although the clothes dryer 10 is illustrated in
Outer wall 60 has an inner surface 72, an outer surface 74, and a body 76 that extends therebetween. In one embodiment, a plurality of apertures 78, described in greater detail below, are disposed in outer wall 60 wherein each aperture 78 is configured to receive a dryer bump 80, described in greater detail below, therein. Each aperture 78 is equally spaced, and arranged in a plurality of rows 82. Each row 82 is parallel to the horizontal axis 27 and equally spaced circumferentially about outer wall 60.
The illustrative embodiment includes eight rows 82 as it is a relatively large capacity dryer. Smaller dryers may include less than eight rows 82. It is anticipated that any plurality of rows 82 may be employed in dryer 10. For example, in illustrative embodiments, three, six, or nine rows 82 are employed in a drum, although even greater numbers of rows 82 may be employed. As such, the embodiments shown in
Each dryer bump 80 includes a contact portion 90, an attachment portion 92, and a body 94 that extends therebetween. Contact portion 90 includes a diameter 96 variably sized to drum 26 and a height 98 measured from drum inner surface 72. Contact portion diameter 96 is greater than aperture diameter 84. In one embodiment, diameter 96 is 0.45 inches and height 98 is 0.23 inches. In another embodiment, diameter 96 is approximately between 0.40 inches and 0.50 inches and height 98 is approximately between 0.18 inches and 0.28 inches. In yet another embodiment, diameter 96 is approximately between 0.25 inches and 0.65 inches and height 98 is approximately between 0.10 inches and 0.50 inches.
Contact portion 90 may have a variety of shapes that facilitate securing clothing articles against drum interior surface 72. In the exemplary embodiment, contact portion 90 is hemispherical-shaped. In another embodiment, contact portion 90 is convex-shaped. In an alternate embodiment, contact portion 90 is cylindrical-shaped.
Attachment portion 92 includes a diameter 100 variably sized to aperture 78 and a height 102 measured from drum exterior surface 74. Attachment portion diameter 100 is greater than aperture diameter 84. In one embodiment, diameter 100 is 0.45 inches and height 102 is 0.23 inches. In another embodiment, diameter 100 is approximately between 0.40 inches and 0.50 inches and height 102 is approximately between 0.18 inches and 0.28 inches. In yet another embodiment, diameter 100 is approximately between 0.25 inches and 0.65 inches and height 102 is approximately between 0.10 inches and 0.50 inches.
Attachment portion 92 may have a variety of shapes that facilitate securing bump 80 against drum interior surface 72. In the exemplary embodiment, attachment portion 92 is hemispherical-shaped. In another embodiment, contact portion 90 is conical-shaped.
Body 94 includes a diameter 104 and a height 106 measured from contact portion 90 to attachment portion 92. In one embodiment, body diameter 104 is substantially equal to aperture diameter 84. In one embodiment, diameter 104 is 0.40 inches and height 106 is 0.018 inches. In another embodiment, diameter 104 is approximately between 0.30 inches and 0.50 inches and height 106 is approximately between 0.017 inches and 0.019 inches. In yet another embodiment, diameter 104 is approximately between 0.20 inches and 0.60 inches and height 106 is approximately between 0.015 inches and 0.021 inches.
In one embodiment, bump 80 is manufactured from an elastomer such as vulcanized rubber, silicone rubber, and natural rubber. In an alternative embodiment, bump 80 is manufactured from a high-impact, heat-resistant, and resilient material. In one embodiment, bump 80 is unitary and solid. In an alternative embodiment, bump 80 is non-unitary and hollow.
Bumps 80 may be secured to drum 26 by hand, by machine, or by any means appropriate. In one embodiment, attachment portion 92 includes an attachment lip 110 that extends about the circumference of portion 92. Lip 110 is configured to pass through aperture 78 and seat adjacent drum outer surface 74. Contact portion 90 includes an attachment lip 112 that extends about the circumference of portion 90. Lip 112 is configured to seat adjacent drum inner surface 72 after lip 110 is seated. Body 94 is configured to seat adjacent drum aperture 78 and create an air tight seal such that bumps 80 facilitate preventing air passage in or out of drum 26.
The above-described clothes dryer is cost effective and energy efficient. The dryer includes a drum that includes a plurality of dryer bumps. Each bump is small and includes a contact portion that facilitates tumbling clothing articles, thus eliminating the need for baffles, and increasing the usable capacity of the dryer during dryer operations. As a result of the increased usable capacity, the operator may add additional laundry. Thus a dryer is provided which reduces the number of drying operations and conserves energy.
Exemplary embodiments of dryer drums and dryer bumps are described above in detail. The drums and bumps are not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, but rather, components of each may be utilized independently and separately from other components described herein. Each drum and bump component can also be used in combination with other dryer components.
While the invention has been described in terms of various specific embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the claims.
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