Patent ID: 7665228

Claim:
A laundry dryer, comprising: a front bulkhead; a rotatable drum mounted for rotation behind the front bulkhead, wherein the front bulkhead includes an access port configured for providing access to the rotatable drum and having upwardly inclined side portions; an air duct for exhausting air from the rotatable drum; and an air grill arranged on and overlaying a supporting surface of the front bulkhead, in spaced relationship therewith, the air grill having a primary surface defining a plurality of apertures, the primary surface being spaced from the supporting surface inwardly toward a center of the access port to thus form a gap between the air grill and the front bulkhead, along a lower side of the access port and over an inlet of the air duct; wherein the air duct inlet extends laterally along a lower side of said access port to a first lateral extent, and the air grill extends up at least one of said upwardly inclined side portions to a second lateral extent greater than said first lateral extent.