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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Fikreadam Abebe Damtew, Louisville, KY (US);
Aaron Lee Welch, Louisville, KY (US);
S. Neil Malone, Louisville, KY (US);
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Rushikesh Nandkumar Salvi, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance including a ventilation structure. A vent line is at a wash tub. A vent filter is provided to the vent line that allows air to flow from the wash tub, and through the vent line, the vent filter redirecting cleaning fluids impinging on the vent filter back toward the wash tub. The vent filter may include a plurality of louvers. The louvers may be located adjacent to one another so as to form a plurality of openings for the flow of air from the wash tub.