Whirlpool Corporation

Ryan K Strain

Eric G Griswold

Sylvan J Amos

A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.

Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers

A fabric treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for receiving fabric for treatment and a treating chemistry dispenser, the treating chemistry dispenser comprising at least one cup with a bottom wall, a siphon tube with a cover, at least one water inlet, and a liquid distribution header coupled with the at least one water inlet for distributing water to the at least one cup.

Appliances having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual treating chemistry while reducing sudsing are disclosed. An example dispenser includes a cup with a bottom wall, a siphon tube projecting upwardly from the bottom wall, a cover for the siphon tube, an opening configured to introduce a liquid stream into the cup from a position above and beyond a periphery of the cover, wherein substantially all of the liquid stream flows downwardly along a trajectory defined by the opening and terminating below and within the periphery of the cover, and wherein the liquid stream directly impinges a portion of at least one of the cup or the siphon tube below the cover.

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Saint Joseph, MI, United States of America

Ryan K Strain