Patent ID: 11891749
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 13:
14. An airflow system for a laundry appliance, the airflow system comprising:
an outer cabinet having a recirculating airflow path contained therein;
a condensing airflow path in thermal communication with the recirculating airflow path and extending from an inlet proximate a front panel of the outer cabinet to an outlet proximate a bottom panel of the outer cabinet, wherein the inlet defines a low-pressure region within an area in front of the front panel of the outer cabinet and the outlet defines a high-pressure region within an area beneath the outer cabinet;
a convection barrier that is attached to the outer cabinet along a lower front edge, the convection barrier blocking convection between the low-pressure region and the high-pressure region.