Cabinet assembly for a combination laundry appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDavid Scott Dunn, Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov, Wayne E. Lawson, Sarah Heiniger, David G. Beers
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction, an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron and defining a mechanical compartment, wherein a rear wall of the apron extension extends past a rear wall of the apron along the transverse direction to define an overhang space under the apron extension, and a conditioning system positioned within the mechanical compartment and configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, the conditioning system comprising a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser.
Claims20
A laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction;
- a tub positioned within the apron;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the wash basket defining a chamber for receipt of articles for washing and drying;
- an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron and defining a mechanical compartment, wherein a rear wall of the apron extension extends past a rear wall of the apron along the transverse direction to define an overhang space under the apron extension;
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- a conditioning system positioned within the mechanical compartment and configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, the conditioning system comprising a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser.
A laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction, the apron defining a plurality of mounting studs extending from the top end of the apron;
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- an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron and defining a plurality of keyhole slots configured for engaging the plurality of mounting studs to attach the apron extension to the apron, wherein a rear wall of the apron extension extends past a rear wall of the apron along the transverse direction to define an overhang space under the apron extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.