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US 12,084,806 B2Granted
Laundry treating appliance with a vent flap
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMarcos Javier Rios Acebal, Brian K. Rogers
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance and method for operating a laundry treating appliance having a housing; a treating chamber located within the housing. A duct fluidly coupling the treating chamber to an exterior of the housing with a vent located within the duct. The vent moveable between an open position where a fluid flow passes freely between the treating chamber and the exterior and a closed position where the treating chamber is fluidly isolated from the exterior.
Claims14
A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a housing;
- a treating chamber located within the housing;
- a duct fluidly coupling the treating chamber to an exterior of the housing;
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- a vent flap located within the duct and moveable between an open position where a fluid flow passes freely between the treating chamber and the exterior and a closed position where the treating chamber is fluidly isolated from the exterior.
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