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US 2013/0327101 A1Published application
Fluid additive dispenser
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAlexander Boris Leibman, Alaknanda Acharya, Taranjeet Singh
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Abstract
A fluid additive dispenser is provided. The fluid additive dispenser includes a fluid additive collector that is disposed below containers configured for receipt of fluid additives. The fluid additive collector receives fluid additives from the containers and directs the fluid additives to a spout. By directing the fluid additives to the spout, spilling and leaking of the fluid additives can be reduced, e.g., during operation of a washing machine appliance.
Claims20
A washing machine appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a wash tub mounted within said cabinet and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within said wash tub and configured for receipt of articles for washing, said wash tub and said wash basket defining a gap between said wash tub and said wash basket;
- a fluid additive dispenser positioned adjacent said wash tub and said wash basket, said fluid additive dispenser comprising:
- a first container having an inlet and an outlet, said first container configured for receiving a first fluid additive at the inlet of said first container and directing the first fluid additive to the outlet of said first container;
- a second container having an entrance and an exit, said second container configured for receiving a second fluid additive at the entrance of said second container and directing the second fluid additive to the exit of said second container;
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- a fluid additive collector disposed vertically below said first container and said second container, said fluid additive collector defining a containment volume and a spout, the containment volume of said fluid additive collector configured for receiving the first fluid additive from the outlet of said first container and the second fluid additive from the exit of said second container, the spout of said fluid additive collector disposed above the gap of said wash tub and wash basket.
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A fluid additive dispenser for a washing machine appliance, the fluid additive dispenser comprising:
- a first container having an inlet and an outlet, said first container configured for receiving a first fluid additive at the inlet of said first container and for directing the first fluid additive to the outlet of said first container;
- a second container having an entrance and an exit, said second container configured for receiving a second fluid additive at the entrance of said second container and for directing the second fluid additive to the exit of said second container;
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- a fluid additive collector disposed vertically below said first container and said second container, said fluid additive collector defining a containment volume and a spout, the containment volume of said fluid additive collector configured for receiving the first fluid additive from the outlet of said first container and the second fluid additive from the exit of said second container, the containment volume of said fluid collector also configured for directing the first and second fluid additives to the spout of said fluid additive collector such that the first and second fluid additives exit the containment volume of said fluid additive collector at the spout of said fluid additive collector.
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A washing machine appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a wash tub mounted within said cabinet and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within said wash tub and configured for receipt of articles for washing, said wash tub and said wash basket defining a gap between said wash tub and said wash basket;
- a fluid additive dispenser positioned adjacent said wash tub and said wash basket, said fluid additive dispenser comprising:
- a container having an inlet and an outlet, said container configured for receiving a fluid additive at the inlet of said container and directing the fluid additive to the outlet of said container;
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- a fluid additive collector disposed vertically below said container, said fluid additive collector defining a containment volume and a spout, the containment volume of said fluid additive collector configured for receiving the fluid additive from the outlet of said container, the spout of said fluid additive collector disposed above the gap of said wash tub and wash basket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.