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US 11,982,042 B2Granted
Laundry treating appliance having a door assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDarryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd Tunzi
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and accessible through the front panel opening. A door assembly is mounted to the chassis for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening. The door assembly includes a window or panel slidable between first and second positions.
Claims20
A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening;
- a rotatable treating chamber located within the interior and having a treating chamber opening at a lower height than the front panel opening, yet still accessible through the front panel opening;
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- a door assembly mounted to the chassis for movement between an opened position and a closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening, the door assembly comprising a window aligned with the front panel opening when the door assembly is in the closed position, and the window is slidable between a closed position, where it closes the front panel opening, and an opened position, where it provides access to an entirety of the front panel opening.
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A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening;
- a rotatable treating chamber located within the interior and having a treating chamber opening at a lower height than the front panel opening, yet still accessible through the front panel opening;
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- a door assembly mounted to the chassis for movement between an opened position and a closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening, the door assembly comprising a window aligned with the front panel opening when the door assembly is in the closed position, and the window is vertically slidable between a closed position, where the window is in a raised position and the window closes the front panel opening, and an opened position, where the window is in a lowered position where the window is at least partially received within an interior of the door assembly or the window is at least partially between the door assembly and the front panel and where the window provides access to the front panel opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.