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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Roy E. Masters, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Arun Rajendran, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/79 (2022.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/79 (2022.01); D06F 58/22 (2013.01); B01D 2279/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall. A drum is rotationally operable within the tub. An air flow path extends through an air flow port defined within the rear wall. A lint filter is positioned within the air flow port. A fluid spray system extends through the rear wall and directs a flow of fluid over the air flow port and the lint filter in a direction generally parallel with an inside surface of the rear wall.