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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Jordan Grider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Alexander Halbleib, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher A. Jones, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Roy E. Masters, Jr., St. Joseph, MI (US);
Rodney M. Welch, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Anthony B. Welsh, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Erica L. Roberts, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Thomas Kessler, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a drum for processing laundry. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate matter from the process air. A lint disposal mechanism removes entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter.