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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Fikreadam Abebe Damtew, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 105/06 (2020.01); D06F 105/08 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/085 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 2105/06 (2020.02); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02);
Abstract
A fluid circulation system of a washing machine appliance includes a wash tub configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance and a drain pump positioned below the wash tub. The fluid circulation system also includes a hydraulically actuated diverter valve coupled to the drain pump. The diverter valve is in fluid communication with the drain pump and is downstream of the drain pump. The diverter valve is configured to selectively direct a flow of fluid from the drain pump to one of the wash tub or an outlet of the washing machine appliance.