公开(公告)号：US20190145142A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US15815132

申请日：2017-11-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： TIMOTHY E. HEATER ,  NICHOLAS E. MAWHORR ,  JAROSLAV RIDILLA ,  JUSTIN ZIRBES

IPC: E05D15/50 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance can include a chassis defining an interior, with a tub and a drum provided in the interior to define a treating chamber for treating articles according to a cycle of operation. A door can selectively open an access opening in the chassis for accessing the treating chamber. The door can include a hinge assembly having a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm coupled to an actuator arm. Operation of a handle assembly can actuate the actuator arm and can selectively couple the first hinge arm at a first hinge or the second hinge arm at a second hinge to open the door in a first or second direction.

公开(公告)号：US20190226272A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16375211

申请日：2019-04-04

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： WILLIAM FRANTZ ,  TIMOTHY E. HEATER ,  NDJEKA K. LUHAHI ,  NICHOLAS E. MAWHORR ,  JOSE ALDO RAMIREZ ,  SCOTT T. THALLS

IPC: E06B5/00 ,  D06F39/14 ,  E05D3/08 ,  E05D11/00

Abstract: A laundry appliance door assembly with a wire cover to protect the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge where it has a tendency to get pulled and damaged when the door is in motion. The wire cover includes a wire cover and a wire conduit coaxially connected together allowing the wire cover to rotate relative to the wiring conduit while within alignment of the hinge rotational axis. The wire cover comprises two lateral halves for ease of installation where it is designed to encase the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge.

公开(公告)号：US20180363231A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US15624177

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： TIMOTHY E. HEATER ,  NICHOLAS E. MAWHORR ,  LISA M. PAWLOSKI ,  ANNA C. SCHELLING

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/02

Abstract: A clothes dryer having a primary drying chamber with an air flow system having an inlet in the rear wall and an outlet on the front wall to define a primary air flow path through the primary drying chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A door movable between opened/closed positions to selectively open/close the primary drying chamber. A secondary drying chamber located adjacent the front wall to at least partially block access through the access opening without preventing rotation of the tub in the primary drying chamber. The secondary drying chamber also defining a secondary flow path through the drying basket to the front wall outlet. A scoop located within the primary drying chamber that deflects at least some of the air in the primary flow path to the secondary flow path.

公开(公告)号：US20180135219A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15350683

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： WILLIAM FRANTZ ,  TIMOTHY E. HEATER ,  NDJEKA K. LUHAHI ,  NICHOLAS E. MAWHORR ,  JOSE ALDO RAMIREZ ,  SCOTT T. THALLS

IPC: D06F37/10 ,  E05D3/08 ,  E05D11/00 ,  E06B5/00

CPC classification number: E06B5/00 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F58/20 ,  E05D3/08 ,  E05D11/0081 ,  E05Y2900/30 ,  E05Y2900/312

Abstract: A laundry appliance door assembly with a wire cover to protect the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge where it has a tendency to get pulled and damaged when the door is in motion. The wire cover includes a wire cover and a wire conduit coaxially connected together allowing the wire cover to rotate relative to the wiring conduit while within alignment of the hinge rotational axis. The wire cover comprises two lateral halves for ease of installation where it is designed to encase the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge.