Patent ID: 9335095
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: D06F,F26B

Claim Text:
1. A top adapted to match and close from above a cabinet of a laundry drying appliance, the top being formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forming a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance, the top having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a lateral wall and comprising: a drying air inlet for receiving moisture-laden drying air, a drying air outlet for delivering dehydrated drying air, wherein the drying air inlet and the drying air outlet are either provided on the bottom surface or on the lateral wall, fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated, and a moisture condenser arranged inside said fluid passageways, wherein: the moisture condenser is an air-air heat exchanger or a heat exchanger of a heat pump circuit, and the top further comprises, integrally formed therein, at least one structural part of the appliance, said at least one structural part of the appliance comprising at least one of the following: a part of a housing of a fan operable for propelling the drying air; a drying air delivery duct connectable to a drying air inlet of the drying drum for delivering the drying air into the drying drum; a seat for a container of detergents/softener for washing laundry; a condense water collector for collecting condense water released by the moisture-laden drying air; at least part of a condense water draining system; a support for at least one water inlet valve for selectively allowing the intake of water from a water main; and at least part of a water circuit for delivering water to clean the moisture condensing means.