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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Cody Ewing, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance and damper assembly therefor are provided. The laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a tub mounted within the interior of the cabinet, and a laundry basket rotatably mounted within the tub. The laundry basket defines a chamber for the receipt of laundry articles. A damper assembly couples the cabinet to the tub. The damper assembly includes a body forming an interior volume. A piston is coupled to a shaft extending through the interior volume. The piston extends to an inner surface of the body at the interior volume. A spring is positioned within the interior volume and is configured to generate a resistive force against the piston. The damper assembly includes a valve including a flexible wall forming a separable interface configured to allow air to flow into the interior volume as the spring extends.