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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Edward J. Miller, Green Springs, OH (US);
Dennis Asa Robinson, Ii, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ravindra Balkrishna Salunkhe, Taluka Satara, IN;
Ragini Dilip Patil, Jalgaon, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a valve assembly that includes a body and a conduit that is attached to the body. A first valve is attached to a first end of the conduit. A second valve is attached to a second end of the conduit. A valve support plate has a first aperture that receives a first fitting of the first valve, and a second aperture that receives a second fitting of the second valve. The valve support plate includes a securing interface that secures the first fitting of the first valve with the second fitting of the second valve and prevents independent rotational deflection of the first fitting and the second fitting.