Patent ID: 9605899
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: D06F,F26B

Claim:
1. A treating apparatus for drying articles according to a predetermined cycle of operation, comprising: a cylindrical drum having a wall; a baffle on the wall comprising an anode element; a cathode element about the wall circumferentially spaced from the anode element along the circumference of the wall such that the entire cathode element is radially off-set from the anode element; a capacitive coupling between the anode element and the cathode element; and a radio frequency (RF) generator coupled to the anode element and to the cathode element and selectively energizable to generate electromagnetic radiation in the radio frequency spectrum; wherein energization of the RF generator sends electromagnetic radiation through the apparatus via the capacitive coupling to form a field of electromagnetic radiation (e-field) in the radio frequency spectrum to dielectrically heat liquid within articles disposed within the e-field.