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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Luiz Von Dokonal, Joinville, BR;
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Inventors:
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Luiz Von Dokonal, Joinville, BR;
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 21/00 (2006.01); D06F 23/00 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Reciprocating laundry treating appliances are disclosed. An example laundry treating appliance includes a motor to rotate a drum about the horizontal axis of rotation and an axial drive mechanism to reciprocate the drum relative to the horizontal axis of rotation. The drum may be reciprocated to distribute laundry within the drum. The rotation and reciprocation may be independent and/or simultaneous.