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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US);
Sanjay Yadav Majjath, Hyderabad, IN;
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a drain pump housing positioned in fluid communication with a tub mounted within an interior of a cabinet. The housing has a unitary, monolithic structure including a synthetic rubber material. The housing has a first opening, a second opening, and an interior wall forming a plenum positioned fluidly between the first opening and the second opening. The interior wall extends in spiral arrangement relative to a centerline axis around an impeller positioned in the plenum. A pump assembly includes the impeller rotatably coupled to a driveshaft. The impeller and driveshaft are rotatable relative to the centerline axis.