Whirlpool Corporation

Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated

Dennis L Kehl

Lawrence D Radosevich

Bruce C Beihoff

Steven C Kaishian

Daniel G Kannenberg

Lee A Gettelfinger

Mark G Phillips

Andrew Leitert

Alejandro Guzman

Michael Stephen Hendrickson

Lonnie J Richman

Andreas A Meyer

Timothy A Roebke

Ayomide Fawole

Joel Adam Luckman

Donald E Erickson

Jordan Robert Fountain

Eric G Griswold

Ndjeka K Luhahi

Ryan James Van Zoest

Joel Aldebaran Salazar

Rommy Mariana Bueno

Steven Key

Seth E Bixby

Sayer J Murphy

Colleen Marie Doyle

Andrew C Kubasiak

Kevin B Ayers

Tremitchell L Wright

Trevor R Haney

Eric Andrew Hill

Farshad Farid

Frank Nekic

Joao P Curiel

Rodney Michael Welch

Karl David McAllister

Sathish Andrea Sundaram

Fang Deng

James B Hull

Scott Duane Day

Krati Bhargava

Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd

William K Siebert

Robert J Rolek

Vishal Verma

James P Tomey

Weitao Yang

Wang Jun

Kenneth P Mitera

A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.

Laundry treating appliance having a bulk dispensing assembly

A laundry appliance includes a body that houses a motor that selectively operates a drum for processing laundry, wherein the body includes an aperture for selectively accessing the drum. A door panel provides selective access to the aperture. A controller is configured to operate at least the motor. A user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting a laundry-processing operation to be performed. An outer panel at least partially conceals the body from view. An outer selector is positioned proximate the outer panel, wherein the outer selector is in communication with the controller via the user interface.

User interface solutions for accessing appliance control through cosmetic outer cabinet

A pump mount system for a laundry treating appliance having a cabinet and a pump located within the cabinet, a pump mount secured to the pump; a base mount spaced from the pump mount; at least one vibration isolator comprising a singular body having a first portion passing through a first opening on the pump mount, a second portion extending between the pump mount and the base mount, and a pin aperture passing through the vibration isolator; a pin removably received within the pin aperture; and at least one protrusion extending from at least one of the vibration isolator or the pin; wherein the at least one protrusion is engaged with at least one of the pin, the vibration isolator, or the base mount.

Pump mount system for a laundry treating appliance

A front-loading washing machine includes a door frame, a latch, a door, a seal, and a striker. The latch is secured to the door frame. The door is rotatably secured to the door frame. The seal is disposed between the door and the door frame. The striker is secured to the door. The striker is configured to disengage the latch in a first configuration while the door is in a closed position such that a gap is formed between the door and the door frame to facilitate venting from an interior of the washing machine. The striker is configured to engage the latch in a second configuration while the door is in the closed position such that the seal closes the gap between the door and the door frame to inhibit venting from the interior of the washing machine.

Venting latch assembly for front-loading washing machine

A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable about a rotational axis within a tub. The rotational axis is oriented in a generally horizontal configuration. An impeller is rotationally operable within the drum about the rotational axis. A dual-rotor motor is coupled to the drum and the impeller for providing separate and independent rotation of the drum and impeller about the rotational axis. An inner rotor of the dual-rotor motor is coupled with the impeller and an outer rotor of the dual-rotor motor is coupled with the drum.

Double-rotor washing type drum washing machine

A combination washing and drying appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum includes a perforated wall. The rotating drum is rotationally operable within the tub. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes a processing space within the rotating drum and an interstitial space defined between the tub and the rotating drum. An operable vent is selectively operable between a venting position and a closed position. The operable vent defines a passive flow of ambient air between the processing space and an area outside of the tub. The operable vent is operable to the closed position during a spin function of the rotating drum.

Ventilation valve and control system for venting fresh air within a laundry appliance

A laundry appliance includes a wash tub disposed within a cabinet. A rotating drum is disposed within the wash tub. A drain system directs a fluid from the wash tub to a fluid pump. A trap is disposed within a tub drain of the wash tub. The trap includes an elongated body having a plurality of fingers that extend across an aperture defined within the elongated body. The plurality of fingers are configured to permit passage of particulate material and prevent passage of foreign objects through the elongated body.

Button trap and sieve for a laundry appliance

A laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser that forms a housing with a first chamber with a port and a deflector and the dispenser is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply that has an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. A liquid bath is defined by a portion of the housing and a retaining wall in the treating chemistry dispenser. A free surface of the bath forms a gap with an edge of the deflector. Air supplied from the treating chamber is exhausted through the port into the first chamber of the treating chemistry dispenser and impinged upon the deflector which deflects the exhausted air through the gap between the bath and the deflector, where the bath removes lint contained within the exhausted air.

Laundry treating appliance lint filter

A pump mount system for a laundry treating appliance having a cabinet and a pump located within the cabinet, the pump mount system comprising a cabinet mount secured to the cabinet, a pump mount secured to the pump, a vibration isolator having a first portion passing through a first opening on the pump mount, a second portion extending between the pump mount and the cabinet mount, and a pin aperture passing through the vibration isolator, a pin removably received within the pin aperture.

A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included. The method includes monitoring an operation of the laundry treating appliance and determining by a controller that a rinse or cleaning cycle for the bulk treating chemistry dispenser is due.

A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method includes a laundry treating phase including supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase including supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Dennis L Kehl