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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
George W. Malheiros, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Richard V. Oney, Bridgman, MI (US);
Scott T. Thalls, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/24 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); F16F 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/225 (2013.01); D06F 37/245 (2013.01); F16F 15/1485 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2128 (2015.01);
Abstract
A dynamic balancer device for a laundry treating appliance includes, among other things, a first raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a first annular channel and a second raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a second annular channel. The first raceway piece is attached to the second raceway piece with the first annular channel facing the second annular channel to define a raceway. The dynamic balancer device also includes a mass disposed in the annular raceway and movable therein.