electric dryer
Appliance for automatically drying laundry.
backguard
Vertical part across the back of the dryer on which the appliance’s various controls are found.
drum
Cylinder whose rotation tumbles the laundry to dry it.
fan
Device circulating the hot air in the drum.
motor
Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive another device.
safety thermostat
Device interrupting the current if the heating element temperature is too high.
heating element
Electric resistor heating the air before it enters the drum.
cabinet
Enameled sheet-metal case covering and protecting the appliance’s various components.
door
lint trap
Device collecting fiber residue from fabric.
door switch
Mechanism stopping the drum’s rotation when the door is opened.
heating duct
Conduit in which air is heated and directed toward the drum.
control knob
Device automatically controlling the selected drying cycle.
control panel
Panel containing the programming keys.
vane
Part causing the laundry to tumble while drying.
start switch
temperature selector