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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric K. Farrington, Stevensville, MI (US);
Karl David Mcallister, Stevensville, MI (US);
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 21/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/40 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 21/08 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01); D06F 37/264 (2013.01); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 37/40 (2013.01); D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable basket that defines a treating chamber, a tub for mounting the rotatable basket, a drive assembly mounted to the tub for rotating the basket and a drive motor mounted to the tub for driving the drive assembly. The tub has a lower region comprising a central cavity and a second cavity. The drive assembly is nested in the central cavity and the drive motor is nested in the second cavity for reducing the vertical stack of tub and the motor.