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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Markus Beck, Schorndorf, DE;
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Raveedran Vaidhyanathan, Riverwoods, IL (US);
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Nyik S. Wong, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 1/28 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 1/28 (2013.01); D06F 39/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fabric treatment appliance according to one embodiment of the invention comprises a receptacle defining a fabric treatment chamber for receiving laundry, a steam generator having an inlet for receiving water from a water supply and an outlet for supplying steam to the fabric treatment chamber, and a liquid trap upstream from the steam generation chamber blocking backflow of steam from the steam generation chamber to the water supply conduit.