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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Troy Marshall Wright, Louisville, KY (US);
Wayne E. Lawson, La Grange, KY (US);
Torri Lynn Tanner, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 39/08 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance having an integrated nozzle and valve body assembly for dispensing fluids to a wash basket of the washing machine appliance is provided. The nozzle assembly also includes features for evenly dispensing fluids the wash basket and for preventing moisture intrusion into the cabinet of the washing machine appliance. The nozzle assembly further includes features for preventing fluid entrapment in the nozzle assembly.