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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Tanner Davis Gunn, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance is provided including a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, and an agitation assembly rotatably mounted within the wash basket. The agitation assembly includes an agitator element comprising a central column defining an axial direction and a radial direction, a dispensing cup positioned in the central column for receiving a wash additive, an intake port positioned on the agitator element, the intake port being spaced apart from the central column along the radial direction, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the intake port, the fluid conduit defining a discharge port proximate the dispensing cup.