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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Arun Rajendran, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Roy E. Masters, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); D06F 37/266 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination washer/dryer machine has a rotatable drum inside a cabinet. The drum has an external surface. A tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The drum is rotatable in the tub. The tub has an inner surface. A seal extends between the exterior surface of the drum and the inner surface of the tub forming a desired gap during both washing and drying operations and minimizing bypass of drying air during the drying operation.