Invention Application
- Patent Title: COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURAL PANEL HAVING AN INTEGRAL AIR CHANNEL
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Application No.: US17854763Application Date: 2022-06-30
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Publication No.: US20220333293A1Publication Date: 2022-10-20
- Inventor: Antonio Mazzarella , Samir Nimkar , Pedro A. Rouin , Gianbattista Pirola
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI BENTON HARBOR
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI BENTON HARBOR
- Main IPC: D06F58/20
- IPC: D06F58/20

Abstract:
A laundry appliance includes a drum that processes laundry. A blower delivers process air from a heater to the drum via an airflow path. A structural panel defines a front aperture for accessing an interior of the drum and an air channel that defines a portion of the airflow path. The structural panel includes a lower first portion that is made of a first material and an upper second portion that is made of a second material that is different from the first material. The first and second materials meet at a predetermined seam that extends through the structural panel and the air channel.
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