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US 11,946,184 B2Granted
Laundry appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDarryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd J. Tunzi
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
Claims20
A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet having a front panel;
- a tub positioned within the cabinet;
- a door coupled to the front panel of the cabinet, wherein the door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position;
- a bellows assembly coupled to the front panel, wherein the bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub;
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- a sealing assembly including a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
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A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel thereof;
- a tub disposed within the cabinet;
- a door coupled to the front panel of the cabinet, wherein the door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position;
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- a sealing assembly coupled to the door and the cabinet, wherein the sealing assembly includes at least one seal coupled to the cabinet and extending about at least a portion of the front opening and a gasket coupled to an inner surface of the door, and wherein the gasket is configured to engage the at least one seal when the door is in the closed position to form a watertight seal about the front opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.