Laundry appliance and additive dispensing assembly

A laundry appliance comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a space for the receipt of clothes;
• a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the drum, the door defining an internal cavity between an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface being at least partially defined by an inner panel directed toward the drum;
• an additive dispensing assembly disposed within the internal cavity and configured to provide an additive mist to the drum, the additive dispensing assembly comprising
• an additive tank defining a tank volume to store a liquid additive therein, the additive tank being removably mounted within the internal cavity,
• a fluid pump in fluid communication with the additive tank to motivate a volume of the liquid additive therefrom,
• a dispenser nozzle directed toward the drum downstream from the fluid pump to guide the volume of the liquid additive into the space defined by the drum, and
• a one-way valve in fluid communication between the additive tank and the dispenser nozzle to permit the volume of liquid additive to the dispenser nozzle from the additive tank;
• and
• a partially enclosed pocket defining the internal cavity and being pivotably mounted to the door to move between a covered position and an uncovered position, the partially enclosed pocket comprising an interior fence wall in selective contact with the inner panel, the interior fence wall defining at least a portion of the internal cavity and at least a portion of an interior surface of the door in the covered position,
• wherein the additive tank, one-way valve, and the fluid pump are housed within the internal cavity, and
• wherein the dispenser nozzle is mounted on the interior fence wall to pivot therewith.

A laundry appliance comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a space for the receipt of clothes;
• a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the drum, the door defining an internal cavity between an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface being at least partially defined by an inner panel directed toward the drum;
• an additive dispensing assembly disposed within the internal cavity and configured to provide an additive mist to the drum, the additive dispensing assembly comprising
• an additive tank defining a tank volume to store a liquid additive therein, the additive tank being removably mounted within the internal cavity,
• a fluid pump in fluid communication with the additive tank to motivate a volume of the liquid additive therefrom,
• an atomizer nozzle directed toward the drum downstream from the fluid pump to guide the volume of the liquid additive into the space defined by the drum, and
• a one-way valve in fluid communication between the additive tank and the atomizer nozzle to permit the volume of liquid additive to the atomizer nozzle from the additive tank;
• and
• a partially enclosed pocket defining the internal cavity and being pivotably mounted to the door to move inward toward the drum between a covered position and an uncovered position, the partially enclosed pocket comprising an interior fence wall in selective contact with the inner panel to enclose the internal cavity in the covered position, the interior fence wall defining at least a portion of the internal cavity and at least a portion of an interior surface of the door in the covered position,
• wherein the additive tank, one-way valve, and the fluid pump are housed within the internal cavity, and
• wherein the atomizer nozzle is mounted on the interior fence wall to pivot therewith.