公开(公告)号：US20230203734A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17563528

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F34/30 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  D06F34/34

CPC classification number: D06F34/30 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/0226 ,  D06F34/34

Abstract: A household appliance has a cabinet (12) with working operable elements of the appliance (10). A control console (14) for the appliance (10) is associated with the cabinet (12). A human mechanical interface (20), supplying information to an user, is associated with the control console (14). The interface (20) moves with respect to the control console (14) to a desired viewing zone for the user. The interface (20) has a bezel (24) to hold the interface (20). The bezel (24) is rotatable with respect to the console (14). A rotary damper (28) is coupled with bezel (24) rotating the bezel (24). Activation of the rotary damper (28) enables the bezel (24) and interface (20) to rotate to one or more viewing zones.

公开(公告)号：US11585032B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16832027

申请日：2020-03-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Roy E. Masters ,  Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F29/00 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F58/20

Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a drum, and an air conduit fluidly coupled to the drum, with a heat source associated with the air conduit, includes moving air through an air conduit to the drum; heating the moving air by operating the heat source; and introducing atomized liquid into the air conduit upstream of the heat source.

公开(公告)号：US20210275957A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US16808788

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Roy E. Masters ,  Arun Rajendran

IPC: B01D46/00 ,  D06F58/22

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall. A drum is rotationally operable within the tub. An air flow path extends through an air flow port defined within the rear wall. A lint filter is positioned within the air flow port. A fluid spray system extends through the rear wall and directs a flow of fluid over the air flow port and the lint filter in a direction generally parallel with an inside surface of the rear wall.

公开(公告)号：US10655266B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15364987

申请日：2016-11-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Arun Rajendran ,  Michael Jon Vriezema

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F37/14 ,  A47L15/42 ,  D06F39/08

Abstract: A lint removal system for a laundry appliance includes a lint washing assembly adapted to deliver wet lint to a disposal area. An impeller is disposed within a continuous processing chamber of a pump casing, the impeller operable to deliver a fluid from the disposal area to a drain outlet. A blade assembly is disposed within the continuous processing chamber, the blade assembly rotationally operable to process the wet lint from the disposal area to define lint particles that are delivered with the fluid to the drain outlet.

公开(公告)号：US10544539B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US15829144

申请日：2017-12-01

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Gianluca Bocchino ,  Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F58/22

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum for processing laundry. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the rotating drum. A heat exchanger is positioned within the airflow path that dehumidifies the process air. A fixedly-secured lint filter captures lint from the process air at a position upstream of the heat exchanger. A fluid spray system has spray nozzles that deliver fluid to a surface of the fixedly-secured lint filter. Each spray nozzle of the plurality of spray nozzles directs captured lint away from the fixedly-secured lint filter.

公开(公告)号：US11788226B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17338948

申请日：2021-06-04

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Rajwardhan Deshmukh ,  Arun Rajendran ,  Michael Vriezema ,  Jason R. Spears

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F39/14

CPC classification number: D06F39/083 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: A laundry appliance including an appliance housing, a drum housing positioned in the appliance housing, and a drum that is configured to rotate inside the drum housing. A laundry compartment inside the drum is accessible through openings in the front of the appliance housing, drum housing, and drum. A front appliance door is pivotally connected to a front ring of the drum housing. A water recirculation insert is mounted to the front ring of the drum housing. The water recirculation insert includes a nozzle portion that extends through the front ring to a nozzle opening that is located inside the drum housing and configured to dispense recirculated fluid directly into the laundry compartment.

公开(公告)号：US11725331B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US16953934

申请日：2020-11-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F37/28

CPC classification number: D06F39/083 ,  D06F37/267 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F37/28

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that includes a pump. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and a tub is operably coupled to the drum and is disposed proximate to the cabinet. A water recirculation assembly is operably coupled to the pump. The water recirculation assembly includes a first tube that is operably coupled to the pump within the cabinet, a second tube that is fluidly coupled to the first tube, and a gap that is defined between the first tube and the second tube.

公开(公告)号：US20230203745A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17563606

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F58/22

CPC classification number: D06F58/22

Abstract: A lint filter assembly (40) for a household appliance (10) has a housing (42) that couples with duct work (38) of the appliance (10). A lint catcher (44) is receivable in the housing (42). The lint catcher (44) collects lint as it is moved through the duct work (38). A mechanism (90) is coupled with the lint catcher (44) so that a user pushes the lint catcher (44) into the housing (42) for a first filtering position. The lint catcher (44) is positively locked in place by the mechanism (90). The lint catcher (44) is moved to a second cleanout position, releasing the positive lock, so that lint can be removed from the lint catcher (44).

公开(公告)号：US11634856B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17410276

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Gianluca Bocchino ,  Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F103/42 ,  D06F103/58 ,  D06F105/34 ,  D06F58/45

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum for processing laundry. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the rotating drum. A heat exchanger is positioned within the airflow path that dehumidifies the process air. A fixedly-secured lint filter captures lint from the process air at a position upstream of the heat exchanger. A fluid spray system has spray nozzles that deliver fluid to a surface of the fixedly-secured lint filter. Each spray nozzle of the plurality of spray nozzles directs captured lint away from the fixedly-secured lint filter.

公开(公告)号：US11459696B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17077058

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Mark L. Herman ,  Garry L. Peterman ,  Arun Rajendran

IPC: D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/26 ,  F26B3/34 ,  F26B3/347 ,  H05B6/54 ,  H05B6/62

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) dryer includes a cuboid structure defining an interior, an RF applicator having an anode and a cathode, the anode having multiple digits extending from an anode trunk and the cathode having multiple digits extending from a cathode trunk and, the cathode encompassing the multiple digits of the anode, and a drying surface on which textiles are supported for drying, located relative to the RF applicator such that the drying surface lies within an e-field generated by the RF applicator.