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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Antonio Mazzarella, Fabriano, IT;
Samir Nimkar, Pune, IN;
Pedro A. Rouin, Stevensville, MI (US);
Gianbattista Pirola, Bergamo, IT;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a drum that processes laundry. A blower delivers process air from a heater to the drum via an airflow path. A structural panel defines a front aperture for accessing an interior of the drum and an air channel that defines a portion of the airflow path. The structural panel includes a lower first portion that is made of a first material and an upper second portion that is made of a second material that is different from the first material. The first and second materials meet at a predetermined seam that extends through the structural panel and the air channel.