公开(公告)号：US20230059881A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17865008

申请日：2022-07-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryan Robert Bellinger ,  Timothy Noah Blatchley ,  Matthew Edward Borgerson ,  Mark Jason Christensen ,  Alex Perry Hoffmann ,  Ryan Douglas Kuhn ,  Derek James Morgan ,  Justin Nguyen ,  George Frederick Seiffert ,  Melissa A. Traylor ,  Wesley Paul Traylor ,  Gianluca Bocchino

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/10

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a user interface. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and includes baffles. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is disposed within the airflow path and between the drum and the blower. A foreign particulate collector is disposed within the drum and is configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum. A controller is operably coupled to a motor for rotating the drum and the blower. The user interface and the controller cooperate to operate the drum and the blower for capturing foreign particulates at least within the foreign particulate collector.

公开(公告)号：US20230054143A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17819452

申请日：2022-08-12

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Rachael Kelley Acker ,  Pawan Arora ,  Ryan Robert Bellinger ,  Timothy Noah Blatchley ,  Mark Jason Christensen ,  Alex Perry Hoffmann ,  Ryan Douglas Kuhn ,  Derek James Morgan ,  Wesley Paul Traylor ,  Mimansa Verma ,  Gianluca Bocchino ,  Justin Q. Nguyen

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/04

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drum, a housing, a foreign particulate removal assembly, and a blower. The foreign particulate removal assembly includes a first lint filter that defines a plurality of first lint filter openings, a second lint filter that defines a plurality of second lint filter openings that are smaller than the plurality of first lint filter openings, such that the second lint filter is configured to collect foreign particulates that pass through at least one of the plurality of first lint filter openings, and a binding member that couples the first lint filter to the second lint filter. The foreign particulate removal assembly is operable between a collection position and a maintenance position. In the collection position, at least the second lint filter is positioned within the housing. In the maintenance position, the second lint filter is positioned outside of the housing.