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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
David P. Cooper, Dowagiac, MI (US);
Mark C. Graff, Michigan City, IN (US);
James C. L. Guarino, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Chad Rotter, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Daniel Louis Sigmund, Golden, CO (US);
Steven J. Kuehl, Sylva, NC (US);
Joseph R. Peters, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Justin Glasgow, Sulphur Springs, TX (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A filter unit includes a body portion that receives a water filter. An engaging portion is coupled to the body portion. A bypass actuator rotates relative to the engaging portion to rotationally and axially operate a bypass valve of a fluid manifold. The bypass actuator drives axial engagement of the engaging portion with a valve assembly of the fluid manifold. The bypass actuator extends through the body portion and the engaging portion.