Patent ID: 8136262
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A drier unit incorporating a drier information system comprising: a housing including a fan contained within a fan chamber; a motor for supplying rotational drive to the fan; an air inlet for supplying air to the fan chamber; an air outlet coupled with the fan for delivering air from the fan to a drying area; a duct for transferring air through the housing from the inlet to the outlet via the fan chamber, and the fan being operable by the motor for causing the air to be displaced along the duct from the inlet to the outlet; a proximity sensing device coupled to a control means for detecting insertion of an object to be dried into the drying area and initiating actuation of a drying cycle of the drier unit; wherein the drier information system is located adjacent to the outlet and coupled to the control means for providing a visual display in the drier area to a user, and the drier information system, upon actuation of the drying cycle of the drier unit, indicating at least one of an extent of the drying area and a boundary of the drying area; and the visual display is manipulatable by the control means for visually displaying locations of at least first and second discrete drying areas and thereby indicating a desired manipulation of the object to be dried, when located within the drying area, and providing a desired drying sequence for the object to be dried.