Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mating interface assembly between a dispenser hose and wash unit tub of a washer and dryer combination appliance
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Application No.: US17553557Application Date: 2021-12-16
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Publication No.: US11970813B2Publication Date: 2024-04-30
- Inventor: Rajwardhan Deshmukh , Mohsin M. Attar , Arun Rajendran , Kurt L. Masciovecchio , Jason R. Spears , Michael Vriezema , Kristian N. Engelsen
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
- Main IPC: D06F39/08
- IPC: D06F39/08 ; D06F25/00 ; D06F37/26 ; F16L37/098 ; F16L37/244

Abstract:
A laundry appliance including an appliance housing, a wash unit tub disposed inside the appliance housing, a drum rotatably supported within the wash unit tub, and a wash water dispenser assembly. A laundry compartment is provided inside the drum and the drum is rotatable about a drum axis. The wash water dispenser assembly includes a dispenser hose and a mating interface assembly. The dispenser hose includes a dispenser hose inlet and a dispenser hose outlet. The mating interface assembly connects the dispenser hose outlet to the wash unit tub. The mating interface assembly includes a tub port adapter on the tub sidewall that extends outwardly away from the drum axis to provide a mechanical connection with the dispenser hose outlet.
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