A filter assembly configured for being used in combination with a machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a duct defined in the frame configured for being passed through by an airflow, an inlet section configured for allowing the airflow to have access to the duct and an outlet section configured for allowing the airflow to leave the duct. The filter assembly comprises a filter configured for intercepting the airflow and for separating from the airflow possible solid particles carried by the airflow, the filter acting between the inlet section and the outlet section and storage configured for storing the solid particles separated from the airflow.

Methods and systems for the thermo-vacuum drying and processing of objects such as clothes. A vacuum ejector driven by high-pressure steam is employed to evacuate evaporated moisture mixed with air from a dryer vessel producing an intensification of the drying process such as can significantly reduce the energy and time requirements for the drying process and increase water utilization.

An apparatus and method for a low pressure laundry treating appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, and a drum provided within the interior, the drum including at least an inner wall and an outer wall. Pressure differentiations and flash evaporation can enable drying without excess use of conventional heating methods.

A laundry treating apparatus has a cabinet, a laundry receiving space in the cabinet and providing a predetermined space for accommodate laundry. A laundry introduction opening in a front surface of the cabinet and communicating with the laundry receiving space, a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the laundry receiving space, a supply unit configured to supply at least one of air or water to the laundry receiving space, and a presser configured to form creases of pants or unfold wrinkles of pants. The presser has a housing on the laundry receiving space, a housing chamber in the housing and providing a space in which pants are secured thereto, a housing door rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to open and close the housing chamber, and a housing guide configured to withdraw the housing from the laundry receiving space through the laundry introduction opening.

A rotary compressor 1 comprises a cylindrical housing 8, a cylindrical roller 10 accommodated in the housing 8, a motor shaft 13 leading through the roller 10 having a cam 14 for rolling the roller 10 along a side wall 15 of the housing 8, and a discharge port 18 leading through a bottom cover 12, wherein a height-to-radius ratio hr/rr of the roller 10 is between 0.6 and 1.2, a radius rs of the motor shaft 13 is 8.0 mm or less, a cam height he of 14 mm or less, an area Q of the discharge port 18 of 17 mm.sup.2 or more, and a thickness d of the discharge port 18 of 2.5 mm or less. For operation of the compressor 1, a top cover 19 may be put onto the top open side of the housing 8. The top cover 19 may have a bushing for the shaft 13. A heat pump P comprises the compressor 1. A household appliance H, in particular laundry care apparatus H, comprises the heat pump P.

A laundry processing apparatus include a washing unit provided in an installation space of a cabinet, which corresponds to an upper portion of a heat exchanger and has the installation space therein, to spray washing water to a front surface of an evaporator. The washing unit has a nozzle part provided at the upper portion of the heat exchanger in an inclined direction to guide the washing water toward the heat exchanger and a front guide part provided at an opposite side of the nozzle part while being space apart therefrom, with the front surface of the evaporator that is the heat exchanger interposed between the front guide part, guiding the washing water discharged from the nozzle part toward the front surface of the evaporator.

The present invention relates to a laundry dryer (1) comprising a drum wherein the laundry to be dried is placed, a compressor (3) providing refrigerant cycle, an intake air fan assembly in communication with ambient air and blowing the same over the compressor (3) in order for limiting maximum operational temperature of said compressor (3). Said intake air fan assembly comprises a fan (5) and a fan cover (2) provided within a plastic frame (6) of the laundry dryer (1). The fan cover (2) functioning as an air exchange and noise attenuation structure in between outside environment and the fan (5).

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a rear plate that defines a rear surface of the cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, an air supply disposed in the cabinet and configured to dehumidify air discharged from the drum and to supply the dehumidified air to the drum, and a drain pipe configured to guide water that is condensed from the air discharged from the air by the air supply. The drain pipe passes through a first portion of the rear plate from an interior of the cabinet to an exterior of the cabinet, extends along a rear side of the rear plate at the exterior of the cabinet, and is inserted through a second portion of the rear plate from the exterior of the cabinet to the interior of the cabinet.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, an air supply disposed inside the cabinet and configured to supply air toward the drum, a rear plate that defines a rear duct configured to receive the air from the air supply and guide the air into the drum, a fan duct that connects the air supply to the rear duct, and a duct plate that covers a portion of the rear duct and is coupled to the fan duct. The rear duct includes a flow portion that is configured to carry the air received from the fan duct and an inlet that extends from the flow portion toward the fan duct and has an inlet front surface that is open toward the drum and covered by the duct plate.

A dryer apparatus is disclosed comprising a container having a container inlet and outlet, a pump that is configured to motivate a first air-vapor mixture flow via the container inlet and via the container outlet, a heating device configured to heat the first air-vapor mixture, a selector with at least two states, a compressor that is configured to compress and motivate a part of the first air-vapor mixture flow as a second air-vapor mixture flow, to flow through a first heat exchanger and to flow through a second heat exchanger and a pressure reducing device that is configured to reduce the pressure of said second air-vapor mixture downstream said first heat exchanger. The selector is configured to direct most of the first air-vapor mixture to flow in a closed cycle through the container, or configured to exchange most of the first air-vapor mixture with air located outside the apparatus.