Whirlpool Corporation

Ricardo S Cangiano

Sadasivam Narayanan

Sagar Kumar

Aliander Filgueiras Da Silva

A standalone drum-mounted lint filter for a washing machine is provided. The filter includes a filter housing including a plurality of inner walls dividing the filter housing into a plurality of filter chambers, each filter chamber defining at least one inlet configured to allow wash water to flow into the respective chamber. The filter further includes at least one retainer barrel arranged within each filter chamber and configured to retain lint during operation of the washing machine. The filter also includes a porous removable filter cover defining front-facing outlets open to the drum, allowing for exit of the wash water back into the wash.

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Rio Claro, Brazil

Ricardo S Cangiano