Door wash aid dispenser for a laundry treating appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsCOLIN T. ANDERSON, FABIAN GARZA DE LEON, MICHAEL K. LINDQUIST
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance may include a door supporting a wash aid dispenser. The door may be mounted for movement relative to a treating chamber and include a projection extending from a lower portion of the door on a side of the door facing the treating chamber. A wash aid receptacle for holding wash aid chemistry may be provided on the projection for dispensing of the wash aid chemistry into the treating chamber.
Claims25
A laundry treating appliance for treating a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation, the appliance comprising:
- a drum at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open face;
- a door mounted for movement relative to the drum to selectively close the open face;
- a projection extending from a lower portion of the door on a side of the door facing the treating chamber and having a surface exposed to the treating chamber when the door is closed;
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- a wash aid receptacle provided on the surface and configured to hold at least a single dose of wash aid.
A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotating treating chamber with an open face that is selectively closed by a door, the method comprising:
- inhibiting movement of a laundry load in the treating chamber toward the open face of the treating chamber by providing a projection on a lower portion of the door such that the projection overlies an edge of the open face;
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- dispensing wash aid into the treating chamber by providing a wash aid receptacle on the projection and providing liquid to the treating chamber;
- wherein rotation of the rotating treating chamber splashes liquid onto the projection to dispense the wash aid into the treating chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.