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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Darryl C. Bodine, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Michael Adam Ledford, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Sayer James Murphy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Anna C. Schelling, Stevensville, MI (US);
Meagan Kathleen Vandervelde, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a front panel that defines an opening, a drum accessible via the opening and configured for processing laundry, an access panel pivotably coupled to the front panel and operable to pivot between first and second conditions, and a first lint filter pivotably coupled to the front panel and operable to pivot relative to the front panel between a use position and a maintenance position in the second condition of the access panel. The access panel covers the first lint filter in the first condition, and access to the first lint filter is provided in the second condition of the access panel.