Patent ID: 9574298
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A vented laundry dryer comprising: a cabinet; a drying chamber provided within the cabinet; an air supply channel configured to supply air to the drying chamber; a heater configured to heat the air supplied to the drying chamber; a process air fan configured to move the air through the drying chamber; an air exhaust channel configured to exhaust a first portion of the air from the drying chamber; an air recirculation channel configured to direct a second portion of the air from the drying chamber to the air supply channel; a recirculation air filter provided in the air recirculation channel and configured to filter the air in the air recirculation channel, wherein the recirculation air filter is removable and replaceable at a peripheral region of an access passage to the drying chamber; and a first stage air filter provided upstream of the process air fan, wherein the first stage air filter is removable and replaceable at the peripheral region of the access passage to the drying chamber.