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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US);
Christopher Edward O'Malley, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01); D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); D06F 39/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance includes a reservoir and a dispensing assembly for drawing fluid additives from the reservoir into the wash basket of the washing machine appliance. The dispensing assembly includes an aspirator comprising a water inlet, an additive inlet, and an outlet. The outlet of the aspirator is positioned above the maximum fill level of a fluid storage volume of the reservoir.