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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marco Angelini, Folignano, IT;
Matteo Carnevale, Esanatoglia, IT;
Crescenzo Iannicelli, Sacile, IT;
Andrea Ienko, Ancona, IT;
Stefano Turchi, Falconara Marittima, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/264 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tub for a laundry appliance, includes a rear wall having a bearing hub for receiving a drive shaft. A plurality of inner radial walls extend from the bearing hub to a convergence wall. A circumferential wall extends concentrically about the bearing hub to engage one of the inner radial walls and the convergence wall. A plurality of outer diverging walls extends from the convergence wall to an outer edge of the rear wall.