Patent ID: 7866057

Claim:
A domestic appliance for the care of washed articles comprising: a container for receiving washed articles; a process air supply which is operationally connected to the container in fluid communication therewith whereby process air flows through the container during appliance operation; a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the process air supply for dehumidifying the process air exiting the container; a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the process air supply for heating the process air in the process air supply; a heat pump with a working substance circuit whereby a working substance flows through the working substance circuit, wherein the first heat exchanger forms an evaporator of the heat pump, and the second heat exchanger forms a condenser of the heat pump; and a supplementary heat exchanger for lint filtering operationally disposed in the process air supply in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger and the container, wherein cooling elements of the working substance circuit lie against an outer side of the supplementary heat exchanger, and wherein the supplementary heat exchanger is mechanically connected with a biasing element that presses the supplementary heat exchanger onto the cooling elements.