公开(公告)号：US10202719B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15072962

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Benjamin E. Alexander ,  Prakash S. Amte ,  Brent M. Burgess ,  Michael K. Cluskey ,  Nicholas C. Fugal ,  Christopher A. Jones ,  Dale Mueller ,  Michele A. Paustian ,  Brenner M. Sharp

IPC: B29C45/16 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F37/26

Abstract: A vertical axis laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining a chassis interior, a tub disposed within the chassis interior and defining a tub interior, and a perforated wash basket disposed for rotation within the tub interior, wherein the tub includes a lower tub portion, an upper tub portion, and a flexible intermediate portion.

公开(公告)号：US10072369B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15139634

申请日：2016-04-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Sarah Galea ,  Christopher A. Jones ,  Aaron A. Linden ,  Thomas D. Spicer ,  Meredith A. Wagner ,  Robert C. Williams

IPC: D06F23/04 ,  D06F29/02 ,  D06F39/08

CPC classification number: D06F23/04 ,  D06F29/02 ,  D06F37/02 ,  D06F39/083

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation includes a rotatable basket defining a laundry treating space and having a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall of the rotatable basket includes at least one drain hole. A centrifugally actuated valve comprising a weighted ball is positioned to selectively open and close the at least one drain hole as the basket rotates.

公开(公告)号：US09453297B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US14559450

申请日：2014-12-03

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Benjamin E. Alexander ,  Michael K. Cluskey ,  John M. Hunnell ,  Christopher A. Jones ,  Brenner M. Sharp

IPC: F16F15/32 ,  D06F37/24

CPC classification number: D06F37/245

Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance. The dynamic balancer device comprises an enclosed annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, a plurality of internal baffles in the enclosed annular housing and a fluid disposed in the annular race and movable therein.

Abstract translation: 一种用于安装到和平衡衣物处理装置中的可旋转滚筒的动态平衡器装置。 动态平衡器装置包括封闭的环形壳体，其具有径向周向壁，封闭的环形壳体中的多个内部挡板和布置在环形座中并可在其中移动的流体。