公开(公告)号：US20180051408A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15240283

申请日：2016-08-18

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： ARIANA M. BRUNO ,  ARUNKUMAR HARIKRISHNASAMY ,  RACHEL C. MATYASTIK ,  JASON R. SPEARS ,  KYLE J. SZTYKIEL

IPC: D06F58/04

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes dryer, comprises a door having a magnetic composite and a cabinet having a strike plate in order to open and close the door. The magnetic composite comprises a ferrous metal shim, a magnet, and a non-magnetic cover, having an increased magnetic field strength from the magnetic field strength of the magnet alone.

公开(公告)号：US20220333292A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17854910

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： ROBERT C. HOFFMAN ,  JASON R. SPEARS

IPC: D06F58/04 ,  F26B11/02 ,  D06F58/18

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, includes an auxiliary drying rack configured to retain laundry items in a space between the drying rack and a door. The drying rack can be defined by a plurality of rods that are spaced such that laundry items are retained in the drying rack. The drying rack is designed to be easily opened and closed.

公开(公告)号：US20200340169A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16927244

申请日：2020-07-13

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： ROBERT C. HOFFMAN ,  JASON R. SPEARS

IPC: D06F58/04 ,  F26B11/02 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/18

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, includes an auxiliary drying rack configured to retain laundry items in a space between the drying rack and a door. The drying rack can have horizontal rods that are spaced such that laundry items are retained within the space and are not pulled into a treating chamber. The drying rack is designed to be easily opened and closed.

公开(公告)号：US20190112751A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16015339

申请日：2018-06-22

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： ROBERT C. HOFFMAN ,  JASON R. SPEARS

IPC: D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/18 ,  D06F58/20 ,  F26B11/02

CPC classification number: D06F58/04 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F58/18 ,  D06F58/203 ,  F26B11/02

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, includes an auxiliary drying rack configured to retain laundry items in a space between the drying rack and a door. The drying rack can have horizontal rods that are spaced such that laundry items are retained within the space and are not pulled into a treating chamber. The drying rack is designed to be easily opened and closed.