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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Lee Borlin, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Stephen Ostdiek, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Vaclav Petracek, Svit, SK;
Marcel Schmidt, Poprad, SK;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/08 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 37/263 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination washer/dryer appliance is described that includes a tub mounted within an appliance housing and a drum rotatably supported within the tub. A seal assembly that closes an air gap between a rear drum wall and a rear tub wall is mounted to the drum. The seal assembly includes a resilient flap and a travel limiter, which limits the amount of deflection of the resilient flap, thereby defining a maximum deflection limit for the resilient flap.