Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Christopher Gene Vowels

Troy Marshall Wright

Matthew Lee Rogers

James Richard Leemhuis

Katrina Rosit Lactuan

Keith Seaman

Gary Neal Hackney

Bryan Christopher Scharf

Benjer Albaran Acosta

Karlarrious Dawain Donar, Jr

James Anthany Carter

Jason Hale

Benjamin Keith Newman

Mark William Amann

Rodney Evan Sproul

Harald Portig

Alexander Boris Leibman

Peter Hans Bensel

Craig Robert Vitan

Zhiquan Yu

Donald James Leisl, Iii

Daniel Stephen Renz

V V Subrahmanyeswara Rao Kasa

Sripad Kulkarni

Jebasingh Sreevidhas

Christopher Jaynes

A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet defining a drawer receiving space, a tub accommodated within the cabinet, the tub storing water, a basket rotatably mounted within the tub to rotate about a rotation axis, and a dispenser drawer slidably received within the drawer receiving space, the dispenser drawer being fluidly coupled to the tub. The dispenser drawer includes a base plate, a plurality of body walls extending from the base plate along the vertical direction to define a detergent chamber, and a plurality of inner partition portions protruding from the base plate along the vertical direction, wherein the plurality of inner partition portions defines a pod compartment within the detergent chamber, the pod compartment being in fluid communication with the detergent chamber through one or more portions of the plurality of inner partition portions.

Detergent pod dispensing drawer for a laundry treatment appliance

A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet and a top cover. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through an opening in the top cover. A bulk tank is mounted inside the top cover. The washing machine appliance further includes a dispensing pump spaced apart from the bulk tank and in fluid communication with the bulk tank. The dispensing pump is operable to draw a liquid additive from the bulk tank. The washing machine appliance also includes a dispenser box downstream of the dispensing pump and upstream of the wash tub.

Washing machine fluid additive dispensing system

A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having an opening defined in and through a top cover thereof. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through the opening in the top cover. A dispensing assembly includes a dispenser box mounted above the wash tub, a shower plate positioned within the dispenser box and defining a plurality of water supply apertures, lateral suspension arms that extend downward from the shower plate along a vertical direction, and a detergent drawer defining one or more detergent reservoirs, the detergent drawer being directly supported by the lateral suspension arms.

Additive dispensing system for a washing machine appliance

A dryer appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a drum, a drying chamber, and a supply duct. The cabinet may define an internal volume. The drum may be mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber, a dryer opening, an air inlet, and a fluid port. The drying chamber may extend from a front end to a rear end. The dryer opening may be defined at the front end to permit articles therethrough to the drying chamber. The air inlet may be defined at the rear end to permit air therethrough to the drying chamber. The fluid port may be spaced apart from the air inlet. The fluid port may extend from the drying chamber to the internal volume. The supply duct may extend within the cabinet to the drum upstream from the air inlet.

Dryer appliance having fluid-ventilation features

A dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may include a housing, a first mounting flange, a second mounting flange, and a slide clamp. The housing may include a first housing portion and a second housing portion defining a chamber, as well as an inlet and an outlet. The first mounting flange may extend radially from the first housing portion to define a first reference plane having a mutually-orthogonal vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The second mounting flange may extend radially from the second housing portion and slidably positioned on the first mounting flange. The second mounting flange may define a clamp aperture extending therethrough along the vertical direction. The slide clamp may extend through the clamp aperture and generally along the transverse direction from a base end fixed to the first mounting flange to a distal free end.

Heater assembly for an appliance having one or more housing-securing features

An appliance that includes a cabinet having a base panel interlocked with a side panel is provided. The base panel includes interlocking features, including an interlock housing defining a tab receiving slot and an interlock projection projecting upward from the base panel. The side panel includes a panel body and a mounting flange extending from the panel body. The side panel also includes interlocking features, including a locking tab extending from the mounting flange. Further, the mounting flange defines a locking slot. To interlock the side panel with the base panel, the locking tab of the side panel is received within the tab receiving slot of the interlock housing of the base panel and the interlock projection is received within the locking slot of the mounting flange of the side panel.

Cabinet panel interlocks for appliance

A washing machine appliance includes an additive reservoir positioned below a top panel of the washing machine appliance for receiving large quantities of a first fluid additive, such as detergent. In addition, the additive reservoir defines an additive passageway that extends through the additive reservoir and is configured for receiving a second fluid additive, such as bleach, and directing that additive directly into a tub of the washing machine appliance. In this manner, bulk detergent and an additional additive may be added into the washing machine appliance without requiring the manufacturing and assembly of two separate parts which must be installed within the limited space under the top panel of the washing machine appliance.

Washing machine appliance with a bulk dispense reservoir having an integral bleach cup

A washing machine appliance and control panel is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet defining an opening, a basket, a door, a secondary control panel, and a controller. The basket may be mounted within the cabinet and define a wash chamber beneath the opening to receive one or more clothing articles to be washed. The door may be pivotally attached to the cabinet and selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. The secondary control panel may be disposed on the cabinet within a closed footprint of the door. The secondary control panel may be covered beneath the door in the closed position. The controller may be operatively connected to the secondary control panel. The controller may be configured to receive an input signal from the secondary control panel, and initiate an operative step in response to the input signal.

Control panel for a washing machine appliance

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Cox's Creek, KY, United States of America

Christopher Gene Vowels