公开(公告)号：US20170268147A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15072962

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： BENJAMIN E. ALEXANDER ,  PRAKASH S. AMTE ,  BRENT M. BURGESS ,  MICHAEL K. CLUSKEY ,  NICHOLAS C. FUGAL ,  CHRISTOPHER A. JONES ,  DALE MUELLER ,  MICHELE A. PAUSTIAN ,  BRENNER M. SHARP

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  B29C65/56 ,  B29C45/02 ,  D06F37/12

CPC classification number: D06F37/263 ,  B29C45/1676 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F37/262

Abstract: A vertical axis laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining a chassis interior, a tub disposed within the chassis interior and defining a tub interior, and a perforated wash basket disposed for rotation within the tub interior, wherein the tub includes a lower tub portion, an upper tub portion, and a flexible intermediate portion.

公开(公告)号：US20170211220A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15007645

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： BENJAMIN E. ALEXANDER ,  BRENT M. BURGESS ,  MICHAEL K. CLUSKEY ,  CHRISTOPHER A. JONES ,  DALE MUELLER ,  MICHELE A. PAUSTIAN ,  BRENNER M. SHARP

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F33/00

CPC classification number: D06F37/268 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F37/24

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation and including a cabinet defining an interior, an imperforate tub located within the interior and having a peripheral wall with an upper portion and a bottom end closed by a base, and a structural support provided within the interior adjacent at least a portion of the imperforate tub.

公开(公告)号：US20170107653A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US14885153

申请日：2015-10-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： BRENT BURGESS ,  DALE MUELLER ,  NICHOLAS VAIVE

IPC: D06F17/10 ,  F04D29/24

CPC classification number: D06F17/10 ,  D06F13/00 ,  D06F13/02 ,  D06F17/06 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F35/006 ,  D06F37/14 ,  D06F37/40 ,  F04D29/2288 ,  F04D29/242

Abstract: An impeller with vanes extending above the upper surface of the impeller base plate along with a sweeper which extends beyond an outer periphery of the base plate. The sweeper pulls clothes from the basket that may have become stuck or lodged in a wet state back in toward the center of the impeller and in turn pushes them up by the impeller vane design.