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US 2020/0370233 A1Published application
Laundry appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDarryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd J. Tunzi
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
Claims20
A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet having a front panel;
- a tub positioned within the cabinet;
- a door coupled to the front panel of the cabinet, wherein the door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position;
- a bellows assembly coupled to the front panel, wherein the bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub;
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- a sealing assembly including a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
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A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel thereof;
- a tub disposed within the cabinet;
- a bracket coupled to the front panel proximate the front opening;
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- a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet via the bracket, wherein the door is operable along an arced path through a single plane between opened and closed positions, wherein the single plane is parallel to the front panel.
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A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub positioned within the cabinet;
- a bellows assembly extending between the cabinet and the tub;
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- a bellows wash assembly disposed proximate an upper portion of the bellows assembly, wherein the bellows wash assembly is configured to dispense water on an interior surface of the bellows assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.