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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Jerrod Aaron Kappler, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Wuttikorn Ekbundit, Mount Washington, KY (US);
Jerrod Aaron Kappler, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Wuttikorn Ekbundit, Mount Washington, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a vertical axis washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a top portion with a lid and side portions extending downwardly from the top portion. A tub is positioned within the cabinet with a basket rotatably supported within the tub. The washing machine also includes a heater, a water level sensor, and a fan. The water level sensor controls the volume of water that enters the tub such that the fan is not submerged in such volume of water and the heater generates steam from such volume of water. The fan rotates and circulates air inside the tub so that the steam is distributed throughout the tub.