HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A HEAT PUMP UNIT AND MEANS FOR COOLING A COMPONENT THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to a household appliance 1 having a housing 2 and comprising within said housing 2 a control unit 3, a drying chamber 5 for containing articles 6 to be dried, a closed-loop process air channel 8 having a first blower 9 operable by said control unit 3 for conveying process air along the articles 6 to effect drying, a heat pump unit 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 operable by said control unit 3 for extracting humidity from the process air, a condensate collector 20 for collecting condensate thus formed by the heat pump unit 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and means 22, 23, 24, 25 for cooling at least one component 15, 18 of said heat pump unit 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 including a second blower 22 operable by said control unit 3. Said means 22, 23, 24, 25 for cooling include an open-loop cooling channel 24 having said second blower 22, for conveying cooling air from outside said housing 2 to said at least one component 15, 18.