公开(公告)号：US20170314178A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15139634

申请日：2016-04-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： SARAH GALEA ,  CHRISTOPHER A. JONES ,  AARON A. LINDEN ,  THOMAS D. SPICER ,  MEREDITH A. WAGNER ,  ROBERT C. WILLIAMS

IPC: D06F23/04 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F29/02

CPC classification number: D06F23/04 ,  D06F29/02 ,  D06F37/02 ,  D06F39/083

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation includes a rotatable basket defining a laundry treating space and having a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall of the rotatable basket includes at least one drain hole. A centrifugally actuated valve comprising a weighted ball is positioned to selectively open and close the at least one drain hole as the basket rotates.