Process air vent for laundry appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Daniel James, Wayne E. Lawson, David Scott Dunn, Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a tub positioned within the cabinet, and a basket supported for rotation within the tub. The laundry appliance includes a recirculating air flow system having a fan fluidly coupled to the tub and a vent tube with a first end fluidly coupled to a pressure side of the fan and a second end of the vent tube in fluid communication with an external atmosphere.
Claims20
A laundry appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a front panel, the front panel defining an opening;
- a tub positioned within the cabinet;
- a basket supported for rotation within the tub and accessible through the opening;
- a recirculating air flow system comprising a fan fluidly coupled to the tub;
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- a vent tube having a first end fluidly coupled to a pressure side of the fan;
- wherein a second end of the vent tube is in fluid communication with an external atmosphere.
A combination washer/dryer laundry appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the combination laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a front panel, the front panel defining an opening;
- a tub positioned within the cabinet;
- a basket supported for rotation within the tub and accessible through the opening;
- a recirculating air flow system comprising a fan fluidly coupled to the tub;
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- a vent tube having a first end fluidly coupled to a pressure side of the fan;
- wherein a second end of the vent tube is in fluid communication with an external atmosphere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.