US 12,305,318 B2
Structural arrangement introduced in a liquid dispensing set-up of a household appliance
Rene Luiz Costa Araujo, Sao Paulo (BR); Marcelo Filho Campos Valente, Benton Harbor, MI (US); and Emmanuel F. Gonzaga, Sao Paulo (BR)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,792.
Application 18/084,792 is a continuation of application No. 17/073,661, filed on Oct. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,591,742.
Application 17/073,661 is a continuation of application No. 16/039,888, filed on Jul. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,829,884, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2020170155205 (BR), filed on Jul. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0118393 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/088 (2013.01) [D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance, comprising:
a movable lid that is configured to couple to a fixed body of the laundry appliance;
a nozzle that is coupled to the movable lid; and
an intermediate element that comprises:
a body having a first end and a second end;
a fluid connector positioned proximate the first end; and
an intermediate element outlet positioned proximate the second end, wherein the fluid connector is received within a portion of the fixed body, and wherein a coupling between the fluid connector and the portion of the fixed body establishes a hinge axis about which the movable lid is configured to rotate, and respective positions of the intermediate element and the nozzle, with respect to the fixed body, are simultaneously adjusted by adjusting a position of the movable lid relative to the fixed body.