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.