公开(公告)号：US20230151537A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17987372

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Grace K. Brown ,  Mark Jason Christensen ,  Heather Ann Hellmuth ,  Michael Adam Ledford ,  Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde ,  Sander Brouwer

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F33/30 ,  D06F33/50 ,  D06F58/42 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/28 ,  B01D46/00 ,  B03C3/28 ,  B03C3/04 ,  B01D46/24

CPC classification number: D06F58/22 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F33/30 ,  D06F33/50 ,  D06F58/42 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/28 ,  B01D46/0002 ,  B03C3/28 ,  B03C3/04 ,  B01D46/24 ,  B01D46/0086 ,  D06F2105/46

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A drum disposed within the cabinet and has an inner circumferential wall. At least one lifter is operably coupled to the inner circumferential wall of the drum. A motor is operably coupled to the drum and is disposed within the cabinet. A controller is disposed within the cabinet and is communicatively coupled to the motor. A negatively-charged member selectively disposed within the drum. A negative charge is configured to attract oppositely-charged foreign substrates to the negatively-charged member. The negatively-charged member is selectively coupled to the at least one lifter.