US 11,788,226 B2
Water recirculation insert for laundry appliance
Rajwardhan Deshmukh, Maharashtra (IN); Arun Rajendran, St. Joseph, MI (US); Michael Vriezema, St. Joseph, MI (US); and Jason R. Spears, St. Joseph, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/338,948.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389641 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/083 (2013.01) [D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
an appliance housing with a front appliance opening;
a drum housing mounted inside said appliance housing, said drum housing including a front ring, a rear drum housing wall, and a side drum housing wall that extends from said front ring to said rear drum housing wall to define a drum housing cavity therein;
a drum positioned inside said drum housing and rotatably supported within said drum housing cavity such that said drum is rotatable relative to said drum housing, said drum including a laundry compartment located inside said drum and a drum opening that provides access to said laundry compartment;
said front ring of said drum housing including a front opening positioned in at least partial alignment with said front appliance opening and said drum opening;
a front appliance door pivotally mounted to said front ring of said drum housing such that said front appliance door is configured to swing between an open position and a closed position where said appliance door closes said front appliance opening; and
a water recirculation insert mounted to said front ring of said drum housing, said water recirculation insert including a nozzle portion that extends through said front ring to a nozzle opening that is located inside said drum housing cavity and configured to dispense fluid directly into said laundry compartment.