公开(公告)号：US20230265600A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18098261

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Christopher Aidan Hartnett

IPC: D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/20 ,  F26B23/00

CPC classification number: D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/206 ,  F26B23/002

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a blower that directs process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum holds articles to be processed. A heat pump system has a condenser and an evaporator. The evaporator dehumidifies the process air that is delivered from the drum and the condenser heats the process air that is delivered from the evaporator. A thermal storage mechanism retains heat at least from the condenser that is directed away from the process air to define captured heat, and the captured heat of the thermal storage mechanism is utilized during a subsequent laundry cycle. A secondary heater is powered by an external source that delivers thermal energy to the thermal storage mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20220243383A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17163919

申请日：2021-02-01

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Sayer James Murphy ,  Christopher Aidan Hartnett ,  Tristan James VanFossen ,  Scott E. Carpenter ,  Joel Matthew Sells ,  Brent Michael Burgess ,  Richard Lee Hammond ,  Gregory Edward Bauman ,  Demetrius Schaaf

IPC: D06F39/02

Abstract: A dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a cartridge port. A dispensing device is coupled to the cabinet and extends into the cartridge port. A dispensing cartridge is selectively received by the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge selectively engages the dispensing device when in an installed position within the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge includes a nesting portion configured to house a first laundry chemistry. An insert portion is configured to house a second laundry chemistry. The nesting portion selectively receives the insert portion.