US 12,410,550 B2
Laundry appliance door for treatment of non-moving articles
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US); Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Louisville, KY (US); and Jay Pareshbhai Shinde, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,851.
Prior Publication US 2024/0175192 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/14 (2013.01) [D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door assembly for a horizontal axis laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a cabinet including a front panel defining an opening and a drum positioned within the cabinet, the drum defining an interior, the door assembly comprising:
an appliance door comprising an inner face and an outer face opposite and spaced apart from the inner face, the inner face and the outer face defining a compartment fluidly isolated from the interior of the drum;
a compartment door rotatably mounted to the appliance door and movable between an open position and a closed position to provide selective access to the compartment; and
a support shelf provided within the compartment, the support shelf extending horizontally from the outer face of the appliance door into the compartment; and
one or more dispensing nozzles configured for selectively supplying a treatment fluid to the compartment,
wherein the support shelf is accessible when the compartment door is in the open position.