Laundry treating appliance with integrated dynamic balancer
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsChristopher L. Borlin, Mark R. Haslanger, George W. Malheiros, Stephen D. Ostdiek
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsChristopher L. Borlin, Mark R. Haslanger, George W. Malheiros, Stephen D. Ostdiek
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A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable drum for receiving a laundry load. The rotatable drum includes a cylindrical body with a cylindrical wall about a longitudinal axis, and a metal cover at one end thereof, the metal cover having an annular groove formed by a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, a third wall extending between the first and second walls, and a fourth wall extending from the second wall. A metal adjoining piece having a first adjoining wall is coupled with the third wall and a second adjoining wall is coupled with the fourth wall, wherein a hollow annular raceway is defined by the second wall, the third wall, the first adjoining wall, and the second adjoining wall. A sound dampener is disposed adjacent at least one of the walls.
A laundry treating appliance with an integrated dynamic balancer comprising:
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