Patent ID: 8544185

Claim:
A dryer, comprising: a cabinet; a drum provided in the cabinet and in rotational communication with a motor; and a heater assembly coupled to the drum, comprising: a heater case having an air passage formed therein; a plate that partitions the air passage into an upper passage and a lower passage; and independent first and second coil arrays provided in the air passage, wherein the first coil array crosses the plate multiple times such that a plurality of first coils of the first coil array are alternately positioned in the upper and lower passages, and the second coil array crosses the plate multiple times such that a plurality of second coils of the second coil array are alternately positioned in the upper and lower passages, wherein the first and second coils positioned in the upper passage form an alternating pattern in the upper passage, and the first and second coils positioned in the lower passage form an alternating pattern in the lower passage such that each of the plurality of first coils is positioned substantially directly across from a corresponding second coil of the plurality of second coils on the opposite side of the plate.