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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Rachael Kelley Acker, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Pawan Arora, Chicago, IL (US);
Ryan Robert Bellinger, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Timothy Noah Blatchley, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mark Jason Christensen, Stevensville, MI (US);
Alex Perry Hoffmann, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ryan Douglas Kuhn, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Derek James Morgan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Wesley Paul Traylor, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Mimansa Verma, Columbus, IN (US);
Gianluca Bocchino, Fiumicino, IT;
Justin Q. Nguyen, Wyoming, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drum, a housing, a foreign particulate removal assembly, and a blower. The foreign particulate removal assembly includes a first lint filter that defines a plurality of first lint filter openings, a second lint filter that defines a plurality of second lint filter openings that are smaller than the plurality of first lint filter openings, such that the second lint filter is configured to collect foreign particulates that pass through at least one of the plurality of first lint filter openings, and a binding member that couples the first lint filter to the second lint filter. The foreign particulate removal assembly is operable between a collection position and a maintenance position. In the collection position, at least the second lint filter is positioned within the housing. In the maintenance position, the second lint filter is positioned outside of the housing.