公开(公告)号：US20230383456A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18201846

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Darryl C. Bodine ,  Lorenzo Cordella

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F23/02

CPC classification number: D06F37/267 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F37/266

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet with a front panel defining a front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet and has an access opening. The access opening is aligned with the front opening. A deflector has a rim and a chute. The rim is coupled to the front panel and extends along the front opening. The chute extends from the rim and toward the tub. A bellows is coupled to the deflector and the tub. The bellows extends along an inner edge of the rim and an interior edge of the chute and along the access opening of the tub. The deflector is disposed between the bellows and the front panel.