Patent ID: 9617678
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A housing for an impeller of a dryer appliance, comprising: a cylindrical portion configured for receiving the impeller, the cylindrical portion having a volute, the impeller configured for providing an airflow through at least a portion of the dryer appliance; and a transition duct extending between the volute and an exhaust exit, the transition duct defining a bend and having a first cross-section and a second cross-section, the first cross-section positioned upstream of the bend at a first substantially straight portion of the transition duct and the second cross-section positioned downstream of the bend at a second substantially straight portion of the transition duct, the first cross-section and the second cross-section each defining a substantially rectilinear shape, the substantially rectilinear shapes defined by the first and second cross-sections each being a polygon shape having a plurality of substantially straight walls.