Domestic clothes dryer and method for driving such dryer

摘要

A domestic clothes dryer (10) comprises a rotating drum (16) defining a drying chamber (17), an air inlet (34) upstream the drum (16) and at least a hollow lifter (18) mounted in the drum (16), wherein said hollow lifter (18) is in communication with the air inlet (34) for distributing air inside the drum (16) through a plurality of openings (20). The air inlet (34) comprises a shaped air plenum chamber (34) facing a lower portion of a rear perforated wall (16a) of the drum (16) and capable of delivering air to said lifter (18) and/or directly to the drum (16) through said rear perforated wall (16a).