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US 11,142,862 B2Granted
Bulk tank detergent reservoir and dispenser in a washing machine appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsPeter Hans Bensel, Alexander B. Leibman
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Abstract
A washing machine appliance may include a base is mounted within a wash chamber and a bulk tank assembly is mounted to a top side of the base, the bulk tank assembly comprising an elongated reservoir for receiving and storing a cleaning agent and a reservoir cap removably mounted to the elongated reservoir and comprising a manual hand pump for selectively motivating a portion of the cleaning agent from the elongated reservoir.
Claims14
A washing machine appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub mounted within the cabinet;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub, wherein the wash basket defines a wash chamber;
- a base mounted within the wash chamber, the base having a top side and being rotatable relative to the wash chamber;
- and
- a bulk tank assembly mounted to the top side of the base, the bulk tank assembly comprising
- an elongated reservoir defining a reservoir volume to receive a cleaning agent therein;
- the elongated reservoir further including a bottom portion defining
- an opening between an inner surface and an outer surface of the bottom portion of the elongated reservoir, and
- a sloped surface on an inside of the bottom portion, at least a portion of the sloped surface angled toward the opening;
- a reservoir stem mounted over the bottom portion to selectively retain the cleaning agent within the reservoir volume;
- and
- a fluid outlet valve mounted within the reservoir stem to selectively dispense the cleaning agent into the bottom portion;
- and
- a reservoir cap removably mounted to the elongated reservoir, the reservoir cap comprising a manual hand pump in fluid communication with the reservoir volume to selectively motivate a portion of the cleaning agent from the reservoir volume.
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A washing machine appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub mounted within the cabinet;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub, wherein the wash basket defines a wash chamber;
- a base mounted within the wash chamber, the base having a top side and being rotatable relative to the wash chamber;
- and
- a bulk tank assembly mounted to the top side of the base, the bulk tank assembly comprising
- an elongated reservoir defining a reservoir volume to receive a cleaning agent therein, the elongated reservoir further including a bottom portion defining;
- an opening between an inner surface and an outer surface of the bottom portion of the elongated reservoir;
- a sloped surface on an inside of the bottom portion, at least a portion of the sloped surface angled toward the opening;
- a reservoir stem mounted over the bottom portion to selectively retain the cleaning agent within the reservoir volume;
- and
- a valve mounted within the reservoir stem to selectively dispense the cleaning agent into the bottom portion;
- and
- a manual hand pump mounted on a top of the elongated reservoir, wherein the pump may be actuated to dispense the cleaning agent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.