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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
David Scott Dunn, Louisville, KY (US);
Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov, Louisville, KY (US);
Bystrik Cervenka, Nuremberg, DE;
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A combination washer/dryer laundry appliance is provided, including a cabinet, a tub, a laundry basket forming a chamber for washing/drying laundry articles, a drying system and a blower configured to generate a flow of fluid through a flowpath including the chamber and the drying system, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute operations that include performing, at the laundry basket, a spin cycle, and operating the blower to inhibit the flow of fluid through a rear wall perforation at the laundry basket and a plenum between the laundry basket and the tub during the spin cycle.