Sound dampening assembly for a washing machine appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsEmily Wong, Heyner Loaisiga, Charanjot Singh, Cody Ewing, Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Rabha Bitat
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Abstract
A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, a tub cover positioned over the wash tub, the tub cover having a main body defining a perimeter, and a sound dampening assembly operably coupled to the tub cover. The sound dampening assembly includes an extension arm that extends from the perimeter of the tub cover and a dampening pad positioned on the extension arm to absorb impacts between the tub cover and the cabinet.
Claims18
A washing machine appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a wash tub positioned within the cabinet;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes;
- a tub cover positioned over the wash tub, the tub cover having a main body defining a perimeter, wherein the tub cover defines a first attachment aperture and a second attachment aperture;
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- a sound dampening assembly operably coupled to the tub cover, the sound dampening assembly comprising:
- an extension arm that extends from the perimeter of the tub cover, wherein the extension arm extends between a first end and a second end and is attached to the tub cover by passing the first end through the first attachment aperture and the second end through the second attachment aperture;
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- a dampening pad positioned on the extension arm to absorb impacts between the tub cover and the cabinet.
A sound dampening assembly for a tub cover of a washing machine appliance, wherein the tub cover defines a first attachment aperture and a second attachment aperture, the sound dampening assembly comprising:
- an extension arm that extends from a perimeter of the tub cover, wherein the extension arm extends between a first end and a second end and is attached to the tub cover by passing the first end through the first attachment aperture and the second end through the second attachment aperture;
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- a dampening pad positioned on the extension arm to absorb impacts between the tub cover and a cabinet of the washing machine appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.