Tumble dryer with automatic fire extinguishing system

1. A tumble dryer, comprising

a housing;

a drum intended for laundry to be dried, said drum being supported rotatably in the housing and having a drum casing, and

at least one container positioned on a lateral outer face of the drum casing and holding an extinguishing agent, said at least one container having a temperature-activated first release facility which automatically releases the extinguishing agent into a space outside the drum in the presence of a temperature produced by a fire.

2. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a household tumble dryer.

3. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , further comprising a further said container positioned on the outer face of the drum casing, said containers being arranged at an angular distance of 180° from one another.

4. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , further comprising at least three of said container positioned on the outer face of the drum casing, said containers being arranged at a same angular distance from one another.

5. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , wherein the first release facility is made of polypropylene.

6. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one container has a closable filler opening.

7. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one container has an overall volume of maximum around 3 to 4 liters.

8. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , wherein the space is between the drum and the housing.

9. The tumble dryer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one container projects into an interior of the drum.

10. The tumble dryer of claim 9 , wherein the at least one container has an inner part that projects into the interior of the drum, said inner part being embodied as a laundry agitator.

11. The tumble dryer of claim 9 , wherein the at least one container has a temperature activated second release facility, which releases the extinguishing agent automatically into the interior of the drum at a temperature produced by a fire.

12. The tumble dryer of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first and second release facilities is made of a plastic, which melts when a fire starts or has started in the tumble dryer.

13. The tumble dryer of claim 11 , wherein, wherein at least one of the first and second release facilities is made of a thin-walled plastic, which melts when a fire starts or has started in the tumble dryer.

14. The tumble dryer of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first and second release facilities extends over substantially an entire axial length of the drum.

15. The tumble dryer of claim 14 , wherein the at least one of the first and second release facilities is configured to form a plurality of openings that are distributed substantially over the entire axial length of the drum.

16. A tumble dryer, comprising

a housing;

a drum configured to hold laundry to be dried, said drum being supported rotatably in the housing and having a drum casing, and

at least one container positioned on the drum and containing an extinguishing agent, said at least one container having a temperature-activated first release facility which automatically releases the extinguishing agent into an interior of the drum in the presence of a temperature produced by a fire,

wherein the at least one container has a temperature activated second release facility, which releases the extinguishing agent automatically into an area between the drum and the housing at a temperature produced by a fire.

17. The tumble dryer of claim 16 , constructed in the form of a household tumble dryer.

18. The tumble dryer of claim 16 , wherein said at least one container includes at least three containers positioned on the drum, said containers being arranged at a same angular distance from one another.

19. The tumble dryer of claim 16 , wherein the at least one container projects into an interior of the drum.

20. The tumble dryer of claim 19 , wherein the at least one container has an inner part that projects into the interior of the drum, said inner part being embodied as a laundry agitator.