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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US);
Hannah Suter, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); F04D 1/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/085 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); F04D 1/00 (2013.01); F04D 29/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A discharge pump and a horizontal axis combination washer and dryer employing the discharge pump is provided. The discharge pump includes an impeller with a first portion having a plurality of closed vanes and a second portion having a plurality of open vanes, the impeller received within a shroud. In the horizontal axis combination washer and dryer, the discharge pump selectively discharges wash water to a drain and drying air to a vent.