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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Arun Rajendran, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Michael Jon Vriezema, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/10 (2006.01); D06F 37/14 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/10 (2013.01); D06F 37/145 (2013.01); A47L 15/4208 (2013.01); A47L 15/4227 (2013.01); D06F 39/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lint removal system for a laundry appliance includes a lint washing assembly adapted to deliver wet lint to a disposal area. An impeller is disposed within a continuous processing chamber of a pump casing, the impeller operable to deliver a fluid from the disposal area to a drain outlet. A blade assembly is disposed within the continuous processing chamber, the blade assembly rotationally operable to process the wet lint from the disposal area to define lint particles that are delivered with the fluid to the drain outlet.