摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, in particular to a dryer or washing machine having drying function, comprising: a laundry storing chamber for treating laundry using process air, a process air loop for circulating the process air through the laundry storing chamber, a motor (60) for driving the rotatably supported laundry storing chamber and/or for driving a process air blower (58) arranged in the process air loop, and a heat pump system for dehumidifying and heating the process air, the heat pump system having a refrigerant loop comprising: a first heat exchanger (46) for heating a refrigerant and cooling the process air, a second heat exchanger (48) for cooling the refrigerant and heating the process air, a refrigerant expansion device arranged in the refrigerant loop, and a compressor (62) arranged in the refrigerant loop, wherein the first and second heat exchangers (46, 48) are arranged in a process air duct section (50) of the process air loop which is located in a base section (42) of the apparatus. According to the invention the process air duct section (50) is arranged in a middle region (I) of the base section (42), a first region (II/III) of the base area of the base section (42) is at a first side of or with respect to the process air duct section (50), and a second region (III/II) of the base area of the base section (42) is at a second side of or with respect to the process air duct section (50), such that the process air duct section (50) is between the first and second region (II, III).</p> |