Cabinet assembly for a combination laundry appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsYang Shuai, Wang Zewang
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction, an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron and defining a mechanical compartment, the apron extension comprising a top wall, a first side wall, a second sidewall, and a rear wall formed from a single, unitary piece of material, and a conditioning system positioned within the mechanical compartment and configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, the conditioning system comprising a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser.
Claims20
A laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction;
- a tub positioned within the apron;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the wash basket defining a chamber for receipt of articles for washing and drying;
- an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron and defining a mechanical compartment, the apron extension comprising a top wall, a first side wall, a second sidewall, and a rear wall formed from a single, unitary piece of material;
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- a conditioning system positioned within the mechanical compartment and configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, the conditioning system comprising a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser.
A laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction;
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- an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron, the apron extension being stamped from a single, unitary piece of sheet metal and formed into a four-sided box comprising a top wall, a first side wall, a second sidewall, and a rear wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.