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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Arun Rajendran, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 21/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); D06F 39/085 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 21/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that includes a pump. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and a tub is operably coupled to the drum and is disposed proximate to the cabinet. A water recirculation assembly is operably coupled to the pump. The water recirculation assembly includes a first tube that is operably coupled to the pump within the cabinet, a second tube that is fluidly coupled to the first tube, and a gap that is defined between the first tube and the second tube.