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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Fikreadam Abebe Damtew, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance may include a cabinet and a tub positioned in the cabinet. The washing machine appliance may include a flow channel manifold positioned within the cabinet and upstream of the tub. The flow channel manifold may include a plurality of water jet nozzles and a plurality of fluid-parallel flow channels. The plurality of fluid-parallel flow channels may be in downstream fluid communication with the plurality of water jet nozzles. The washing machine appliance may also include a water valve manifold. The water valve manifold may include a plurality of fluid-parallel water valves. Each water valve of the plurality of fluid-parallel water valves may be configured to selectively direct water to the plurality of water jet nozzles. Each water valve of the plurality of fluid-parallel water valves may be in upstream fluid communication with a discrete water jet of the plurality of water jet nozzles.