Laundry appliance and removable door module
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsVenkata Chakradhar Rangu, Gopinath Yadav Neelapala, Christopher Gene Vowels
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Abstract
A laundry appliance may include a cabinet, a basket, a door, and an insert module. The basket may be rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The basket may define a laundry chamber for the receipt of clothes. The door may be movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the basket. The door may include a perimeter rim defining a module pocket therein. The insert module may be received within the module pocket. The insert module may include a module faceplate supported on the door and movable relative thereto.
Claims20
A laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the basket defining a laundry chamber for the receipt of clothes;
- a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the basket, the door comprising a perimeter rim defining a module pocket therein;
- and
- an insert module received within the module pocket, the insert module comprising a module faceplate supported on the door and movable relative thereto.
A laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the basket defining a laundry chamber for the receipt of clothes;
- a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the basket, the door comprising a perimeter rim defining a module pocket extending therethrough;
- and
- an airflow module received within the module pocket, the airflow module comprising
- a module faceplate supported on the door and movable relative thereto, and
- a filtration media contained behind the module faceplate.
A laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the basket defining a laundry chamber for the receipt of clothes;
- a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the basket, the door comprising a perimeter rim defining a module pocket extending therethrough;
- a controller attached to the cabinet;
- an electronic insert module received within the module pocket, the electronic insert module comprising
- a module faceplate supported on the door and movable relative thereto, and
- an electronic component contained behind the module faceplate;
- and
- a separable electrical connection connecting the controller and the electronic insert module, the separable electrical connection comprising
- a static electrical pad fixed to the cabinet, and
- a movable electrical pad fixed to the electronic insert module in selective contact with the static electrical pad in a closed position of the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.