US 11,920,280 B2
Washing machine appliance and scent-infusing assembly
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US); and Anburaj Ravikumar, Tamilnadu (IN)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/686,821.
Prior Publication US 2023/0279605 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/24 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/02 (2013.01) [D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/24 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); D06F 37/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining an opening;
a tub disposed within the cabinet;
a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub to rotate about a rotation axis;
a plurality of stationary vanes attached to the tub;
a plurality of rotatable blades attached to the tub to generate a vortex airflow with the plurality of stationary vanes; and
an infuser basket defining an infuser compartment to hold a scent additive therein, the infuser basket further defining a plurality of slots to permit the vortex airflow to flow through the infuser compartment within the cabinet,
wherein the plurality of stationary vanes and the plurality of rotatable blades are disposed at a common height within the cabinet in parallel relative to a vertical direction.