Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool S.a.

Other

Bruno T Ramasco

Guilherme Henrique Manzi

Marcus A Cannon

Guy M Kazmierzak

James Jeffery

Marcelo Araujo Dos Santos

Fernanda K Pieretti

Seth E Bixby

Sayer J Murphy

Andrew C Kubasiak

Scott E Carpenter

Eric A Gallagher

Christopher A Hartnett

Jun Young Park

Joel R Shinaberry

Marco Ali Curti Espinosa

Luis Antonio Alarcon

Marcos Lima Nogueira Costa

Mary Ellen Zeitler

Jenn-Yeu Nieh

Guy Stormo

Eric Osler

Carlos E Toledo

A laundry treating appliance includes a treating chamber, an agitator rotatably mounted in the treating chamber and having a skirt and a hollow shaft extending upwardly from the skirt, and a bulk dispenser located within the hollow shaft. The bulk dispenser includes a tubular tank with a rotatable actuator on one end, a dispenser on the other end, and a shaft passing through the tubular tank and connecting the rotatable actuator to the dispenser. A plurality of projections extend from the shaft for moving a treating chemistry through the hollow shaft.

Bulk dispenser for a laundry treating appliance

A chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a reservoir that dispenses a laundry chemistry to a treatment chamber. A mixing channel is positioned below the reservoir that receives the laundry chemistry dispensed from the reservoir. A fluid assembly delivers a fluid carrier through a flow path that includes the mixing channel. The mixing channel is defined between an underside of the reservoir and an upper surface of the mixing channel.

Chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance

A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior. The laundry treating appliance further includes a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. A stain treating station is carried by the chassis at a location spaced from the dispenser.

Laundry treating appliance having a stain treating station

A method of dispensing laundry treating products using centrifugal force. The method comprises retaining by gravity laundry products in a first reservoir. Temporarily moving the laundry treating products by centrifugal force from the first reservoir to a first centrifugal chamber. Moving the products through an orifice in the first centrifugal chamber to a second centrifugal chamber by centrifugal force acting on the products to move the products through the orifice. Allowing the products to move from the second centrifugal chamber to a second reservoir with gravity.

Valved dispensing system for products in liquid form by inertial centrifugal action for household appliances

Fabric care appliance

A fabric treating appliance comprising a cabinet defining an interior and having a top wall defining an access opening. A cover movable relative to the cabinet between opened/closed positions to selectively close the access opening. A tub located within the interior and having an upper edge defining an open top, a rotatable basket located within the tub and having an upper edge defining a loading opening. A tank defining a bulk dispensing reservoir positioned in the cabinet, and a timer valve that is fluidly coupled to the bulk dispensing reservoir. A time selector is located on the tank and operably coupled to the timer valve. The time selector has non-time selection indicia such as load amount, liquid volume, or soil level. The timer valve is a mechanical timer valve.

Fabric treating appliance comprising a bulk dispenser

A laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treating and a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The liquid supply system includes a water supply system and a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a faucet, a support structure, one or more drawers, and one or more dispenser outlets for providing treating liquid and treating chemistries. Components of the dispensing system can be activated, e.g. for pretreating laundry items, for use as a utility sink, or during an automatic cycle of operation.

Dispensing system for a laundry treating appliance

A laundry treating appliance includes a treating chamber, an agitator rotatably mounted in the treating chamber and having a skirt and a hollow shaft extending upwardly from the skirt, and a bulk dispenser located within the hollow shaft. The bulk dispenser includes a tubular tank with a rotatable actuator on one end, a dispenser on the other end, and a shaft passing through the tubular tank and connecting the rotatable actuator to the dispenser. A screw conveyor is coupled to the rotatable actuator and is configured to move a treating chemistry through the hollow shaft. Rotating of the actuator effects a rotation of the screw conveyor, which effects dispensing a pre-determine amount the treating chemistry from the outlet.

A centrifugal dispenser comprises a first container that has a first wall with a lower end defining at least a portion of a first reservoir. The first wall also has an upper end extending above the lower end. A first centrifugal chamber that is at least partially defined by the upper end of the first wall is fluidly coupled to the first reservoir and located centrifugally downstream of the first reservoir. A second centrifugal chamber is located centrifugally downstream of the first centrifugal chamber. A second container defining a second reservoir is fluidly coupled with the second centrifugal chamber and an orifice is located in the upper end of the first wall and has a valve that fluidly couples the first and second centrifugal chambers.

A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior. The laundry treating appliance further includes a dispenser having a bulk treating reservoir fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. A stain treating station is carried by the chassis at a location spaced from the dispenser.

A bulk dispenser for a fabric treating appliance wherein the fabric treating appliance has a tank defining a bulk dispensing reservoir and a timer valve that is fluidly coupled to the bulk dispensing reservoir. A time selector is located on the tank and operably coupled to the timer valve. The time selector has non-time selection indicia such as load amount, liquid volume, or soil level. The timer valve is a mechanical timer valve.

A household appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a basket located within the tub and having a loading opening confronting the tub opening. The appliance also includes a bulk dispenser with a dispensing opening, a first chamber in fluid communication with the dispensing opening, and a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber.

Household appliance with a bulk dispenser

A laundry treating appliance includes a treating chamber, an agitator rotatably mounted in the treating chamber and having a skirt and a hollow shaft extending upwardly from the skirt, and a bulk dispenser located within the hollow shaft. The bulk dispenser includes a tubular tank with a rotatable actuator on one end, a dispenser on the other end, and a shaft passing through the tubular tank and connecting the rotatable actuator to the dispenser. Rotating of the actuator, effects a rotation of the shaft, which effects a dispensing of the treating chemistry from the tubular tank via the dispenser.

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Bruno T Ramasco