Whirlpool Corporation

Stefano Turchi

Mauro Mancini

Marco Angelini

Matteo Carnevale

Luca Sorana

Nicola Di Mauro

Changadevkumar Bapusaheb Desai

Sara Diamanti

Nilsu Altintas

Ajit Govind Kulkarni

Simone Pistola

Paolo Volpolini

A laundry treating appliance comprising a first body, a second body, and a transport bolt securing the tub to the cabinet during transportation. The first body defines an interior and has at least one wall with a first opening. The second body is located within the interior and has a second opening aligned with the first opening. The transport bolt comprises a shank with a first region and a second region.

Laundry treating appliance including a transport bolt

A washing and drying appliance includes a tub having an air outlet. A drum rotationally operates within the tub. An air handling system draws process air from inside the tub and through a lint filter disposed within the air outlet that filters particulate from the process air. During a filter cleaning phase, a fluid delivery system delivers impulse amounts of wash fluid toward a sump of the tub. The impulse amounts of wash fluid are maintained between an outer surface of the drum and an inside surface of the tub. The drum operates to direct the wash fluid around the drum and along the inside surface of the tub and over an interior surface of the lint filter to remove particulate from the lint filter. A fluid pump is coupled with the sump to direct wash fluid and particulate to an external outlet.

Combination washing and drying laundry appliance having a filter cleaning system for removing lint during a laundry cycle

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