IP Library Granted Patent US 9,447,535
Granted Patent B2
US 9,447,535 · App. 13/809,928 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Diffuser for cleaning a fluff-laden component

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Patent No.
US 9,447,535
App. No.
13/809,928
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaning diffuser is disposed above a fluff-laden component and receives rinsing fluid for distributing the rinsing fluid to the fluff-laden component to detach fluff and carry it away. The diffuser is constructed to enable a buildup of dynamic pressure in the rinsing fluid and has two feed ducts which extend at a distance from one another in substantially parallel relationship so that rinsing fluid entering the diffuser is divided between the feed ducts. The feed ducts terminate in pockets in a wall at an end of the diffuser and have, relative to their entire duct length, a narrow, three-dimensional transverse mutual connection in the form of a transverse chamber. The diffuser has at least one narrow outlet opening which extends from the three-dimensional transverse connection to a lower side of the diffuser for distributing the rinsing fluid to the fluff-laden component.

Claims (19)

1. A cleaning diffuser for a fluff-laden component, said diffuser being disposed above the fluff-laden component and receiving rinsing fluid for distributing the rinsing fluid to the fluff-laden component to detach fluff and carry it away, said diffuser being constructed to enable a buildup of dynamic pressure in the rinsing fluid and having two feed ducts extending at a lateral distance from one another in substantially parallel relationship so that rinsing fluid entering the diffuser is divided between the feed ducts, said feed ducts terminating in pockets in a wall at an end of the diffuser and having, relative to their entire duct length, a narrow, three-dimensional transverse mutual connection in the form of a transverse passage, said diffuser having at least one narrow outlet opening extending from the three-dimensional transverse connection to a lower side of the diffuser for distributing the rinsing fluid to the fluff-laden component.

2. The diffuser of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a domestic appliance for caring for articles of laundry.

3. The diffuser of claim 1 , constructed to form part of a rinsing arrangement for supply of the rinsing fluid to remove the fluff.

4. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser is constructed to evenly distribute the rinsing fluid over blades of the component.

5. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the transverse chamber passage is designed in such a way in relation to the feed ducts that the dynamic pressure is generated in the rinsing fluid.

6. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the transverse passage has a constricted area in a region of the at least one outlet opening.

7. The diffuser of claim 1 , further comprising laterally extending ribs disposed in a region of the transverse connection and transverse-mounted in relation to the feed ducts.

8. The diffuser of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of said outlet opening, each said outlet opening having a slit-like configuration.

9. The diffuser of claim 8 , wherein each said outlet opening has a slanting exit angle.

10. The diffuser of claim 1 , further comprising a mouthpiece for entry of the rinsing fluid, the mouthpiece having an opening to divert rinsing fluid parallel to the feed ducts.

11. The diffuser of claim 1 , further comprising a flow diverter for dividing the rinsing fluid between the two feed ducts.

12. The diffuser of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a die cast part.

13. The diffuser of claim 1 , further comprising fastening clips fitted on both sides of the diffuser and having a thickness adjusted to a wall thickness of other parts or areas of the diffuser.

14. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the fastening clips are arranged on an outside of the feed ducts.

15. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the fluff-laden component is a heat exchanger equipped with blades.

16. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein a cross sectional area of each of the ducts is substantially equal.

17. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the transverse passage, as seen in cross section, has a substantially flat bottom part adjacent the outlet, and a U-shaped top part.

18. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein the ducts, as seen in cross section, are symmetrically oriented relative to: (a) one another and (b) the opening.

19. The diffuser of claim 1 , wherein lateral sides of the transverse passage are wholly contained within a space located between the ducts.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO REMOVE USSN 14373413; 29120436 AND 29429277 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035624 FRAME: 0784. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 19, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 036000/0848 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 035624/0784 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2013
From: GRUNERT, KLAUS; STEFFENS, GUENTER
To: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 029620/0426 →