Patent ID: 9080280
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. Tumble dryer comprising a drum that is rotatably positioned for containing laundry, and an air inlet system for supplying air to the drum, and a control system for controlling at least a drive of the drum and a blower, wherein the drum is rotatable about an axis of rotation between a first stationary wall and a second stationary wall, wherein the first stationary wall is placed near a first end surface of the drum and the second stationary wall is placed near a second end surface of the drum, wherein the first wall is provided with a first air supply opening and the second wall with a first air discharge opening, wherein the first air supply opening is placed substantially at a lower side of the first wall, in that the first air discharge opening is placed substantially at an upper side of the second wall, and wherein the blower is placed upstream from the first air supply opening for blowing air through the first air supply opening into the drum, wherein the second wall is provided with a second air supply opening for allowing air to enter the drum through the second air supply opening, wherein the second air supply opening is placed substantially at a lower side of the second wall.