US 12,378,716 B2
Laundry appliance
Darryl C. Bodine, St. Joseph, MI (US); Michael Adam Ledford, St. Joseph, MI (US); Sayer James Murphy, St. Joseph, MI (US); Anna C. Schelling, Stevensville, MI (US); and Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde, St. Joseph, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,656.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396910 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/22 (2013.01) [D06F 58/02 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance, comprising:
a cabinet having a front panel;
an access panel removably coupled to the front panel and operable between a first condition, wherein the access panel is attached to the front panel, and a second condition, wherein the access panel is detached from the front panel;
a first lint filter coupled to the access panel and operable between use and maintenance positions, wherein the first lint filter is in the use position in the first condition of the access panel and the first lint filter is in the maintenance position in the second condition of the access panel;
a second lint filter positioned proximate to the front panel, wherein movement of the access panel from the first condition to the second condition provides access to the second lint filter; and
a drum positioned within the cabinet and operable to rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein, in the first condition of the access panel, at least one of the access panel and the front panel define an opening that provides access to the drum, and a midpoint of the opening is disposed upward of the axis of rotation.