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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Donald E. Erickson, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mark R. Haslanger, South Bend, IN (US);
Stephen D. Ostdiek, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jaime E. Rodriguez, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/225 (2013.01); D06F 37/245 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49909 (2015.01);
Abstract
A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance comprises an enclosed non-metal annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, an annular metal race within the non-metal annular housing disposed against the radial circumferential wall, and a mass disposed in the annular race and movable therein.