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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2018
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Timothy Patrick Martin, Westerville, OH (US);
Ramasamy Thiyagarajan, Louisville, KY (US);
Troy Marshall Wright, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a heat-generating electronic circuit board, and a heat pipe. The cabinet may extend in a transverse direction from a front end to a rear end. The cabinet may define an interior volume therein. The cabinet may include a metal back panel positioned at the rear end and defining at least a portion of the interior volume. The heat-generating electronic circuit board may be positioned within the interior volume. The heat pipe may extend in conductive thermal communication between the heat-generating electronic circuit board and the metal back panel.