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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Antonius K. Aditjandra, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Richard D. Arnold, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Lynsey A. Howse, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Rebecca K. Kasner, St. Joseph, MI (US);
John J. Myers, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Nicholas H. Schutte, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Yifan Wang, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes a housing that has an operable portion. A power receptacle is in electrical communication with the operable portion and has a high-friction interface. A power source selectively engages with the power receptacle to define an installed position that selectively delivers an electrical current from the power source to a motor of the operable portion. At least one resilient member exerts a biasing force against the power source when the power source is in the installed position. The high-friction interface maintains the power source in the installed position during operation of the motor and resists vibration from the operable portion to maintain the power source in the installed position, and at least one of the power receptacle and the power source include the at least one resilient member.