Laundry treating appliance with a filter
A laundry treating appliance comprising a tub with a tub access opening, a rotatable drum located within the tub and partially defining a treating chamber, a drying air duct having an inlet formed in the tub and defining a cross-sectional area of the inlet, and a filter overlying the inlet and having a surface area greater than the cross-sectional area of the drying air duct.
1. A combination washer/dryer comprising:
a tub defining a tub interior with a tub access opening;
a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber with a treating chamber access opening;
a drying air duct having an inlet formed in the tub, the inlet defining a cross-sectional area; and
a filter having a front face, the front face defining a plurality of openings collectively defining an aggregate opening area, the front face overlying the inlet and having a surface area greater than the cross-sectional area of the inlet, wherein the aggregate opening area of the front face is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the inlet, the filter further comprising a seat portion extending past the inlet into the drying air duct and terminating at a portion of a rear wall of the drying air duct opposing the inlet and spaced from the tub.
2. The combination washer/dryer of claim 1 , wherein the front face of the filter comprises a mesh.
3. The combination washer/dryer of claim 2 , wherein the openings are 1500 microns or smaller.
4. The combination washer/dryer of claim 1 , wherein the front face of the filter is dome-shaped defining a dome apex.
5. The combination washer/dryer of claim 4 , wherein the dome apex is located exteriorly of the drying air duct.
6. The combination washer/dryer of claim 5 , wherein the dome apex is spaced from the drum.
7. The combination washer/dryer of claim 1 , wherein the front face of the filter is convex.
8. The combination washer/dryer of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the front face of the filter lies exteriorly of the drying air duct.
9. The combination washer/dryer of claim 1 , wherein the inlet and the seat portion comprise the same shape.
10. The combination washer/dryer of claim 1 , wherein the seat portion has a smaller cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the inlet.
11. The combination washer/dryer of claim 1 , wherein the seat portion defines openings therethrough.