Laundry treating appliance having a treating chemistry dispenser
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorMarco Cattorini
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining an interior. The cabinet has a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior. A treating chamber is located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening. A closure is movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening. The closure has a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening. The laundry treating appliance further includes a treating chemistry dispenser.
Claims20
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior;
- a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening;
- a bellows extending between the treating chamber and the access opening;
- a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening;
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- a bulk treating chemistry dispenser mounted to the rear face and protruding through the access opening and abutting the bellows when the closure closes the access opening, the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising:
- at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir extending along a vertical height of the access opening;
- a dispenser inlet formed at an upper end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to a water supply;
- a dispenser outlet formed at a lower end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, the dispenser outlet comprising at least two spray nozzles with a first spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward the treating chamber and a second spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward the bellows;
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- a mixing conduit extending between the dispenser inlet and the dispenser outlet and fluidly coupled to the at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir.
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior;
- a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening;
- a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening;
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- a bulk treating chemistry dispenser mounted to the rear face and protruding through the access opening when the closure closes the access opening, the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising:
- at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir extending along a vertical height of the access opening;
- a dispenser inlet formed at an upper end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to a water supply;
- a dispenser outlet formed at a lower end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, the dispenser outlet comprising at least two spray nozzles with a first spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward the treating chamber and a second spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward a bellows extending between the treating chamber and the access opening;
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- a mixing conduit extending between the dispenser inlet and the dispenser outlet and fluidly coupled to the at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir.
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior;
- a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening;
- a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening;
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- a bulk treating chemistry dispenser mounted to the rear face and protruding through the access opening when the closure closes the access opening, the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising:
- at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir extending along a vertical height of the access opening;
- a dispenser inlet formed at an upper end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to a water supply;
- a dispenser outlet formed at a lower end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, the dispenser outlet comprising at least one spray nozzle with the at least one spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward a bellows;
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- a mixing conduit extending between the dispenser inlet and the dispenser outlet and fluidly coupled to the at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.