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公开(公告)号：US12215451B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-04
申请号：US18359175
申请日：2023-07-26
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Donald Erickson , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Eric A. Hill , Patrick A. McCormick , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Anna C. Schelling , Robert J. Schneider , Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha , Todd J. Tunzi , Andrew C. Kubasiak
IPC: D06F34/28 , D06F34/24 , D06F34/26 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/26 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/08 , D06F39/14 , G10L15/22 , D06F33/00 , D06F103/66
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.
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公开(公告)号：US12139843B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-12
申请号：US17552461
申请日：2021-12-16
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Evan Kristopher Bauer , Tarun Sai Yadav Godha , Bharadwaj J , Skylar Rhae Kleindienst , Sayer James Murphy , Sachin Nilawar , Stephen D. Ostdiek , B. Shiva , Ryan James Van Zoest , Michelle Flachs Croce , Karthick Kumar Dhanapal , Jun Young Park , Heather A. Hellmuth , Michael A. Ledford , Meagan K. VanderVelde
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.
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公开(公告)号：US20240218583A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-04
申请号：US18608152
申请日：2024-03-18
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Donald E. Erickson , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Marcel Schmidt , Todd J. Tunzi
CPC classification number: D06F37/266 , D06F37/267 , D06F39/088 , D06F39/14
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.
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公开(公告)号：US20230374717A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-23
申请号：US18359175
申请日：2023-07-26
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Donald Erickson , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Eric A. Hill , Patrick A. McCormick , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Anna C. Schelling , Robert J. Schneider , Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha , Todd J. Tunzi , Andrew C. Kubasiak
IPC: D06F34/28 , D06F34/26 , D06F34/24 , D06F39/08 , G10L15/22 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/26 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/14
CPC classification number: D06F34/28 , D06F34/26 , D06F34/24 , D06F39/083 , G10L15/22 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/266 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/14 , D06F2103/66
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.
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公开(公告)号：US11761134B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-19
申请号：US17878130
申请日：2022-08-01
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Eric A. Hill , Patrick A. McCormick , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Anna C. Schelling , Robert J. Schneider , Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha , Todd J. Tunzi
IPC: D06F34/28 , D06F34/26 , D06F34/24 , D06F39/08 , G10L15/22 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/26 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/14 , D06F103/66 , D06F33/00
CPC classification number: D06F34/28 , D06F34/24 , D06F34/26 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/266 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/083 , D06F39/14 , G10L15/22 , D06F33/00 , D06F2103/66
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.
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公开(公告)号：US11377772B2
公开(公告)日：2022-07-05
申请号：US16835747
申请日：2020-03-31
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Marcel Schmidt , Todd J. Tunzi
IPC: D06F34/28 , D06F34/26 , D06F34/24 , D06F39/08 , G10L15/22 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/26 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/14 , D06F103/66 , D06F33/00
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US10590585B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-17
申请号：US15619761
申请日：2017-06-12
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Donald E. Erickson , Mark R. Haslanger , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Jaime E. Rodriguez
Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance comprises an enclosed non-metal annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, an annular metal race within the non-metal annular housing disposed against the radial circumferential wall, and a mass disposed in the annular race and movable therein.
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公开(公告)号：US09708742B2
公开(公告)日：2017-07-18
申请号：US14287596
申请日：2014-05-27
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Donald E. Erickson , Mark R. Haslanger , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Jaime E. Rodriguez
CPC classification number: D06F37/245 , D06F37/225 , Y10T29/49909
Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance comprises an enclosed non-metal annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, an annular metal race within the non-metal annular housing disposed against the radial circumferential wall, and a mass disposed in the annular race and movable therein.
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公开(公告)号：US11946186B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-02
申请号：US17526148
申请日：2021-11-15
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Donald E. Erickson , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Marcel Schmidt , Todd J. Tunzi
CPC classification number: D06F37/266 , D06F37/267 , D06F39/088 , D06F39/14
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.
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公开(公告)号：US20240102224A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-28
申请号：US18533271
申请日：2023-12-08
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Marcel Schmidt , Todd J. Tunzi
IPC: D06F34/28 , D06F34/24 , D06F34/26 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/26 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/08 , D06F39/14 , G10L15/22
CPC classification number: D06F34/28 , D06F34/24 , D06F34/26 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/266 , D06F39/06 , D06F39/083 , D06F39/14 , G10L15/22 , D06F2103/66
Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
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