公开(公告)号：US20240191418A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18076668

申请日：2022-12-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Raosaheb Ananda Farakte ,  Amol Sopan Kolambe ,  Ajay Manik Naiknaware ,  Rajwardhan Ajit Deshmukh ,  Swapnil Jani ,  Nitin Minocha

IPC: D06F35/00 ,  A61L2/025 ,  A61L2/26 ,  B06B1/06 ,  B08B3/04 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/12

CPC classification number: D06F35/002 ,  A61L2/025 ,  A61L2/26 ,  B06B1/0637 ,  B08B3/045 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/12 ,  A61L2202/11 ,  A61L2202/26 ,  B06B2201/71 ,  B08B2203/007

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that rotationally operates within a tub. A fluid delivery system selectively delivers wash fluid to the drum. A rotator rotationally operates within the drum. The rotator selectively operates independent of the drum and about a common rotational axis of the drum and the rotator. A sanitizing mechanism includes an ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic transducer selectively delivers waves of an ultrasonic frequency into an amount of the wash fluid disposed within the drum and the rotator. The ultrasonic frequency generates air bubbles and causes cavitation of the air bubbles that directs a micro jet of air through the wash fluid and into articles being processed within the drum.

公开(公告)号：US20230250570A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18096838

申请日：2023-01-13

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Raosaheb A. Farakte ,  Swapnil K. Jani ,  Nitin Minocha ,  Ajay M. Naiknaware

IPC: D06F19/00 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F7/04

CPC classification number: D06F19/00 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F7/04

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that rotationally operates within a tub. The drum defines a processing space for treating articles. A fluid delivery system selectively delivers wash fluid into the processing space. A hemispheric ultrasonic transducer is positioned proximate a base of the drum. The hemispheric ultrasonic transducer selectively directs waves of an ultrasonic frequency in a hemispheric radiating pattern through the processing space. The waves generate air bubbles within the wash fluid and the waves cause the air bubbles to implode and release micro air jets that are directed into the wash fluid for sanitizing the articles. The micro air jets act on the articles to loosen and remove foreign material therefrom.

公开(公告)号：US11857132B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17584874

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Sharath Chandra ,  Vinod Dixit ,  Nitin Minocha ,  Chaitali Mohokar ,  Eshita Pal

IPC: A47L15/39 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46D1/00 ,  A47L15/00

CPC classification number: A47L15/39 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46D1/0207 ,  A47L15/0086 ,  A47L15/4214 ,  A46B2200/3033

Abstract: A cleaning device according to the present disclosure includes a first infinite belt assembly and a second infinite belt assembly disposed along a first plane and a second plane, respectively, where each plane is parallel to a longitudinal plane of the cleaning device. The second infinite belt assembly is disposed proximal to the first infinite belt assembly such that a gap is defined therebetween to receive a kitchen tool. Each of the first infinite belt assembly and the second infinite belt assembly includes bristles extending from respective outer surfaces to contact the kitchen tool. A water supply manifold of the device supplies water onto at least one of the kitchen tool, the infinite belts assemblies, and the gap. A drive unit counter rotates the first infinite belt assembly with respect to the second infinite belt assembly.

公开(公告)号：US12208357B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US17467889

申请日：2021-09-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Philip J. Czarnecki ,  Muhammad Khizar ,  Nitin Minocha ,  Mateusz Michal Wolowicz

IPC: D06F58/46 ,  B01D53/12 ,  B01J8/38 ,  F26B3/08

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a housing having walls defining a tub with an outlet for humid air to flow out from the tub and an inlet for dry air to flow into the tub. The dishwasher also includes a drying system with a fluidized bed containing an adsorbent material, and an air circuit for supplying air to fluidize the adsorbent material via an air inlet, with at least a portion of the air inlet in contact with at least one wall of the tub such that heat is transferred from the tub to the air. During a regeneration cycle, the air circuit supplies heated ambient air to the fluidized bed to regenerate the adsorbent material. During an adsorption cycle, the air circuit receives hot humid air from the tub to be dried by the adsorbent material through the fluidized bed and returned as dry air to the tub.

公开(公告)号：US20230233050A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17584874

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Sharath Chandra ,  Vinod Dixit ,  Nitin Minocha ,  Chaitali Mohokar ,  Eshita Pal

IPC: A47L15/39 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/00 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L15/39 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46D1/0207 ,  A47L15/0086 ,  A47L15/4214 ,  A46B2200/3033

Abstract: A cleaning device according to the present disclosure includes a first infinite belt assembly and a second infinite belt assembly disposed along a first plane and a second plane, respectively, where each plane is parallel to a longitudinal plane of the cleaning device. The second infinite belt assembly is disposed proximal to the first infinite belt assembly such that a gap is defined therebetween to receive a kitchen tool. Each of the first infinite belt assembly and the second infinite belt assembly includes bristles extending from respective outer surfaces to contact the kitchen tool. A water supply manifold of the device supplies water onto at least one of the kitchen tool, the infinite belts assemblies, and the gap. A drive unit counter rotates the first infinite belt assembly with respect to the second infinite belt assembly.