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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Mark J. Christensen, Stevensville, MI (US);
John G. Kantz, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum for processing laundry. A heat pump system has a heat exchanger that is positioned within an air conditioning chamber. A blower directs process air through an air path that includes the rotating drum and the air conditioning chamber. An insulating member positioned between a top portion of the heat exchanger and an underside of a cover member for the air conditioning chamber. The insulating member directs the process air through the heat exchanger and away from the underside of the cover member and absorbs sound and vibration generated by movement of process air through the heat exchanger.