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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
David Scott Dunn, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the wash basket defining a chamber for receipt of articles for washing and drying, a duct system fluidly coupled to the chamber and defining a process air flow path, and a conditioning system fluidly coupled to the process air flow path. The conditioning system includes a housing comprising a first portion and a second portion that are joined to form a sealed compartment, wherein a groove is defined in a sealing face of at least one of the first portion or the second portion, a sealed system positioned within the sealed compartment for conditioning air within the process air flow path, a sealing element positioned within the groove, and a protruding feature extending into the groove for deforming the sealing element when the first portion and the second portion are joined.