公开(公告)号：US20170268147A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15072962

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： BENJAMIN E. ALEXANDER ,  PRAKASH S. AMTE ,  BRENT M. BURGESS ,  MICHAEL K. CLUSKEY ,  NICHOLAS C. FUGAL ,  CHRISTOPHER A. JONES ,  DALE MUELLER ,  MICHELE A. PAUSTIAN ,  BRENNER M. SHARP

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  B29C65/56 ,  B29C45/02 ,  D06F37/12

CPC classification number: D06F37/263 ,  B29C45/1676 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F37/262

Abstract: A vertical axis laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining a chassis interior, a tub disposed within the chassis interior and defining a tub interior, and a perforated wash basket disposed for rotation within the tub interior, wherein the tub includes a lower tub portion, an upper tub portion, and a flexible intermediate portion.