公开(公告)号：US11473231B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US16884786

申请日：2020-05-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven Fricke ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  James B. Hull ,  Peter A. Wagoner ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Christoph J. Miller

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K1/2786 ,  H02K5/02 ,  H02K5/16

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.

公开(公告)号：US20240337063A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18743630

申请日：2024-06-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven Fricke ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  James B. Hull ,  Peter A. Wagoner ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Christoph J. Miller

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K1/2791 ,  H02K5/02 ,  H02K5/16

CPC classification number: D06F37/264 ,  D06F37/267 ,  D06F37/269 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/304 ,  H02K1/2791 ,  H02K1/146 ,  H02K5/02 ,  H02K5/161

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.

公开(公告)号：US11236458B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16693948

申请日：2019-11-25

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Douglas Mikkelsen ,  Christoph J. Miller ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Donald E. Erickson

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/04

Abstract: A fabric treating appliance for treating an article according to a cycle of operation includes a chassis defining an interior with a tub provided within the interior, the tub at least partially defining a liquid chamber. A drum is provided within the liquid chamber to at least partially define a treating chamber. The drum has a peripheral wall terminating in a front edge and a rear edge, with the front edge defining a front opening. An exoskeleton is provided within the liquid chamber coupling the drum to the chassis.

公开(公告)号：USD852441S1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US29619450

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Designer： Michael J. Bauman ,  Scott E. Carpenter ,  Peter N. Howes ,  Nicholas E. Leep ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth

公开(公告)号：US20230002950A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17941466

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven Fricke ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  James B. Hull ,  Peter A. Wagoner ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Christoph J. Miller

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.

公开(公告)号：USD897060S1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US29717162

申请日：2019-12-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Designer： Michael J. Bauman ,  Scott E. Carpenter ,  Peter N. Howes ,  Nicholas E. Leep ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth

公开(公告)号：US20180080161A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15694003

申请日：2017-09-01

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven Fricke ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  James B. Hull ,  Peter A. Wagoner ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Christoph J. Miller

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30 ,  H02K5/02 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K5/16

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.

公开(公告)号：US11970811B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17342433

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jesse de Freitas Goncalves ,  Kenneth McConnell ,  Steven Fricke ,  Marcos H. Herrmann ,  Bradley D. Morrow ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Christine L. Strain ,  Peter A. Wagoner

IPC: D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/12

CPC classification number: D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/12

Abstract: A hub for an overmolded basket base assembly of a laundry appliance is provided. The hub includes a central core defining an opening along an axis configured to receive a drive shaft. The hub further includes a disc, extending radially outwardly from the core about the axis, the disc configured to be overmolded in polymeric material that forms an overmolded plastic base, the disc including a plurality of posts arranged around the core and extending upward from a top surface of the disc to form a circumferentially-extending array to align the hub when applying torque to the hub.

公开(公告)号：US10704180B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15694003

申请日：2017-09-01

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven Fricke ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  James B. Hull ,  Peter A. Wagoner ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Christoph J. Miller

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K5/02 ,  H02K5/16

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.

公开(公告)号：USD876737S1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US29688632

申请日：2019-04-23

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Designer： Michael J. Bauman ,  Scott E. Carpenter ,  Peter N. Howes ,  Nicholas E. Leep ,  Eric J. Walsh ,  Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth