Dryer Filter Assembly With Folding Lint Removal for Airflow Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dryers require manual effort to clean filters, leading to potential fire risks due to inadequate airflow and user inconvenience, as foreign materials adhere to damp filters and interfere with air circulation.
Innovation Solution
A dryer with a foreign material removing apparatus featuring a filter member with curved parts that can be automatically folded and cleaned, ensuring easy removal of adhered materials without user effort, maintaining proper airflow and preventing fires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the filter is used to remove foreign materials from air, then foreign materials are filtered, but foreign materials adhere to the damp filter and interfere with air circulation
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is divided into multiple detachable filter elements that can be separated from the filter housing. This segmentation allows the filter elements to be easily removed and cleaned separately from the housing, preventing foreign materials from accumulating and blocking air circulation pathways.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter elements are designed to be extractable from the filter housing through removable filter element holders. This extraction capability enables users to take out the filter elements for cleaning without disassembling the entire filter assembly, maintaining air circulation by removing accumulated foreign materials.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If manual cleaning of the filter is required, then foreign materials can be removed, but user effort and inconvenience increase
Solution Approach 1:
The filter assembly is segmented into a housing and detachable filter elements held by filter element holders. This segmentation allows users to easily remove and clean only the filter elements without handling the entire filter assembly, reducing user effort and inconvenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter elements can be extracted from the housing through removable holders, enabling users to take out only the soiled components for cleaning. This extraction design simplifies the cleaning operation by eliminating the need to disassemble the entire filter structure.
3Ease of operation
If the filter is not cleaned regularly, then user convenience is maintained, but wind quantity decreases and fire risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The segmented filter design with detachable elements allows for quick cleaning maintenance. Users can easily remove and clean filter elements without complex disassembly, encouraging regular maintenance that preserves wind quantity and prevents fire hazards while maintaining user convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The extractable filter elements enable rapid removal and cleaning of the filtering components. This design facilitates frequent maintenance operations that prevent foreign material accumulation, ensuring sustained air circulation and fire safety without significantly impacting user convenience.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for effortless filter cleaning, maintaining optimal airflow and preventing fires by automatically removing foreign materials, enhancing user convenience and dryer performance.
Implementation Method 1
a filtering unit that is separately mounted on the case and filters the foreign materials in the introduced through the introduction hole
Implementation Method 2
a curved portion that connects the plurality of parts and allows the plurality of parts to rotate relative to each other
Data Source
AI summary
A dryer and a foreign material removing apparatus thereof are provided. The dryer and the foreign material removing apparatus can clearly remove foreign materials adhered to a filter using only a simple operation without the user effort.