# US 11,111,622 B2 · Laundry treating appliance with closure mounted dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,111,622 B2 - Document ID: US11111622B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/263,931 - Filed: 2019-01-31 - Published: 2019-05-30 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-25 - Assignees: Whirlpool Corporation - Applicants: Whirlpool Corporation - Inventors: Ethan Harbrecht; Douglas Mikkelsen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11111622B2 ## CPC - D06F 39/02: Devices for adding soap or other washing agents - D06F 37/28: Doors; Security means therefor - D06F 39/022: {in a liquid state (D06F39/024 takes precedence)} - D06F 39/14: Doors or covers; Securing means therefor - D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES ## Abstract The disclosure relates to a washing machine including a cabinet defining a housing with internal components of a conventional automated clothes washer, a door mounted to the cabinet where it moves along a path of travel to selectively close an access opening to the cabinet, and a dispenser formed integrally with the rear face of the door. The dispenser includes a plurality of reservoirs. Each reservoir utilizes a siphon that has a siphon cap with at least one baffle extending laterally relative to the rear face to retard the flow of liquid within the reservoir. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising: a cabinet defining an interior with an opening providing access to the interior; a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the opening; a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the opening; a dispenser provided on the rear face and having at least one reservoir, having an open top, with a siphon tube fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; a siphon cap received in the open top of the reservoir, the siphon cap comprising: a funnel closing the open top and extending between an inlet and a bottom of the funnel, a collar extending from the bottom of the funnel around the siphon tube, and at least one baffle extending away from the collar into the at least one reservoir; and a window located on the dispenser and providing a view of at least a portion of the at least one reservoir. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the window forms part of the reservoir. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The laundry treating appliance of claim 2 wherein the window forms part of a side of the reservoir. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the reservoir is made from transparent material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The laundry treating appliance of claim 4 wherein the window comprises an opening in the dispenser, with the opening aligned with the reservoir. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the at least one baffle extends laterally relative to the rear face. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The laundry treating appliance of claim 6 wherein the at least one baffle comprises another baffle extending from the laterally extending baffle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the funnel has at least one opening in the bottom fluidly coupling the funnel to the reservoir. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the dispenser comprises multiple reservoirs with siphon tubes and a siphon cap for each siphon tube. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The laundry treating appliance of claim 9 wherein the multiple reservoirs are arranged side-by-side. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 further comprising a hinge mounting the closure to the cabinet and the hinge has a generally vertical axis. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the window is demarked corresponding with a predetermined level of treating chemistry. ### Claim 13 A household appliance for treating an article according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising: a cabinet defining an interior with an opening providing access to the interior; a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the opening; a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the opening; a dispenser provided on the rear face and having at least one open-top reservoir with a siphon tube fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; a siphon cap received in the open-top of the reservoir, the siphon cap comprising: a funnel received in the open-top of the reservoir, the funnel extending between an inlet and a bottom of the funnel, and a collar extending from the bottom of the funnel and around the siphon tube; and a window located on the dispenser and providing a view of at least a portion of the open-top reservoir. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The household appliance of claim 13 wherein the window forms part of the open-top reservoir. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The household appliance of claim 14 wherein the window forms part of a side of the open-top reservoir. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The household appliance of claim 13 wherein the open-top reservoir is made from transparent material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The household appliance of claim 16 wherein the window comprises an opening in the dispenser, with the opening aligned with the open-top reservoir. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The household appliance of claim 13 wherein the window is demarked corresponding with a predetermined level of treating chemistry. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The household appliance of claim 13 further comprising at least one baffle extending into the reservoir and laterally relative to the rear face.