Patent ID: 8438750

Claim:
A dryer, comprising: a drying chamber to receive damp items; a process air duct to feed process air into the drying chamber and to extract process air from the drying chamber, the process air duct having a heat source to heat the process air before the process air enters the drying chamber and a heat sink to cool the process air after the process air leaves the drying chamber; a first lint filter between the drying chamber and the heat sink to catch lint from the process air; and a first cleaning device assigned to the first lint filter, the first cleaning device having: an accumulator for a liquid; a first rinsing line connected to the accumulator; a first control organ in the first rinsing line; a first distributor connected to the first rinsing line to distribute the liquid, which is conveyed through the first rinsing line, on the first lint filter and to receive the lint caught by the first lint filter; and a first drain line to drain the liquid with the received lint away from the first lint filter and towards the accumulator.