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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2025
Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Enzo Casati, Austin, TX (US);

Otto Armando Ramirez, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/62 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); F04D 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/624 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/20 (2013.01); F04D 17/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A laundry appliance may include 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 dispensing assembly positioned near a top of the cabinet, and a blower assembly coupled to the dispensing assembly. The blower assembly may include a base plate, a blower cover attached to the base plate, a locating pin extending from the base plate, at least one locating knob extending from the base plate, and a blower fan including an exhaust port and defining a plurality of mounting apertures, wherein each of the plurality of mounting apertures are configured to receive one of the locating pin or the at least one locating knob respectively therein to align the exhaust port with the blower cover.


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