Vertical axis washer standalone filter
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRicardo S. Cangiano, Sagar Kumar, Sadasivam Narayanan, Aliander Filgueiras da Silva
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Abstract
A standalone drum-mounted lint filter for a washing machine is provided. The filter includes a filter housing including a plurality of inner walls dividing the filter housing into a plurality of filter chambers, each filter chamber defining at least one inlet configured to allow wash water to flow into the respective chamber. The filter further includes at least one retainer barrel arranged within each filter chamber and configured to retain lint during operation of the washing machine. The filter also includes a porous removable filter cover defining front-facing outlets open to the drum, allowing for exit of the wash water back into the wash.
Claims27
A standalone drum-mounted lint filter for a washing machine, comprising:
- a filter housing including a plurality of inner walls dividing the filter housing into a plurality of filter chambers, each filter chamber defining at least one inlet configured to allow wash water to flow into the respective chamber;
- at least one retainer barrel arranged within each filter chamber and configured to retain lint during operation of the washing machine;
- a porous removable filter cover defining front-facing outlets open to a washing drum, allowing for exit of the wash water back into the wash;
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- a plurality of ribs arranged in the plurality of filter chambers along the water flow direction to direct the water flow across the at least one retainer barrel and out the filter cover.
A laundry appliance comprising:
- a drum, and
- a standalone lint filter mounted to an internal side wall of the drum, the lint filter including
- a plurality of chambers, each chamber having a lateral inlet and an outlet open towards the interior of the drum,
- a removable porous cover to which a plurality of retainer barrels are mounted, such that when the cover is attached to the lint filter the retainer barrels fit into the plurality of chambers to trap lint, and when the cover is detached from the lint filter the retainer barrels allow for cleaning, and
- a plurality of ribs arranged in the chambers along the water flow direction to direct the water flow across the retainer barrels and out the cover.
A standalone drum-mounted lint filter for a washing machine, comprising:
- a filter housing including a plurality of inner walls dividing the filter housing into a plurality of filter chambers, each filter chamber defining at least one inlet configured to allow wash water to flow into the respective chamber, wherein the plurality of filter chambers further includes first and second chambers arranged adjacent to one another and a third chamber which extends the collective width of the first and second chambers;
- at least one retainer barrel arranged within each filter chamber and configured to retain lint during operation of the washing machine;
- a porous removable filter cover defining front-facing outlets open to a washing drum of the washing machine, allowing for exit of the wash water back into the wash, wherein the at least one inlet includes
- a first side inlet open to the first chamber in a circumferential direction of the washing drum, allowing the wash water to flow into the first chamber;
- a second side inlet, opposite the first side inlet, and open to the second chamber in an opposite circumferential direction of the washing drum, allowing the wash water to flow into the second chamber;
- and
- a third inlet opened in an axial direction of the drum, allowing the wash water to flow into the third chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.