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 