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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Vaive, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 29/005 (2013.01); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/22 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination washer/dryer including a tub. A heating circuit is positioned adjacent the tub. The heating circuit draws in drying air from adjacent the front end of the tub. The heating circuit has a duct system. The duct system moves drying air from an area adjacent the front of the tub to a rear end of the tub to enable the drying air to enter a rear end of a drum.