US 12,331,451 B2
Dryer appliance and compartment for non-tumbling items
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US); Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Louisville, KY (US); Veera Venkata Anil Bhaskar Prasad Seereddy, Hyderabad (IN); and Jason Meurer, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/676,358.
Prior Publication US 2023/0265596 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/04 (2013.01) [D06F 58/22 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dryer appliance, comprising:
a cabinet comprising an upper portion and a lower portion;
an air intake opening on a surface of the cabinet;
an air exhaust opening on the surface of the cabinet;
a drum rotatably mounted within the upper portion of the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of articles for drying and comprising a drum air inlet and a drum air outlet, the drum air inlet in fluid communication with the air intake opening;
a first drawer removably mounted in the lower portion of the cabinet, the first drawer forming a lint collection bin, wherein the first drawer is in fluid communication with the drum air outlet and further comprises a first drawer air outlet; and
a second drawer removably mounted below the drum, the second drawer in fluid communication with the first drawer air outlet and further in fluid communication with the air exhaust opening.