Laundry appliance door for treatment of non-moving articles
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAlexander B. Leibman, Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Jay Pareshbhai Shinde
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Abstract
A door assembly for a horizontal axis laundry appliance and a horizontal axis laundry appliance with the door assembly are disclosed. The door assembly includes a an appliance door with an outer face opposite and spaced apart from an inner face with the inner and outer faces defining a compartment. The compartment includes a door rotatably mounted to the appliance top provide selective access to the compartment. One or more nozzles are provided for selectively supplying a treatment fluid to the compartment.
Claims18
A door assembly for a horizontal axis laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a cabinet including a front panel defining an opening and a drum positioned within the cabinet, the door assembly comprising:
- an appliance door comprising an inner face and an outer face opposite and spaced apart from the inner face, the inner face and the outer face defining a compartment;
- a compartment door rotatably mounted to the appliance door and movable between an open position and a closed position to provide selective access to the compartment;
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- one or more dispensing nozzles configured for selectively supplying a treatment fluid to the compartment.
A laundry appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet including a front panel, the front panel defining an opening;
- a drum positioned within the cabinet;
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- a door assembly rotatably mounted to the cabinet proximate to the opening to permit selective access to the opening, the door assembly comprising:
- an appliance door comprising an inner face and an outer face opposite and spaced apart from the inner face, the inner face and the outer face defining a compartment;
- a compartment door rotatably mounted to the appliance door and movable between an open position and a closed position;
- one or more dispensing nozzles configured for selectively supplying a treatment fluid to the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.