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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Darryl C. Bodine, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Donald E. Erickson, Stevensville, MI (US);
Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Stephen D. Ostdiek, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Marcel Schmidt, Poprad, SK;
Todd J. Tunzi, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.