US 12,410,552 B2
Three-dimensional steam generating system for performing a steam cycle within a laundry appliance
Ryan R. Bellinger, St. Joseph, MI (US); Shannon Wynne, Holland, MI (US); and Mark J. Christensen, Stevensville, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,951.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/189,289, filed on May 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364295 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 58/44 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/26 (2020.01); D06F 39/40 (2024.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 103/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01); D06F 105/40 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 58/44 (2020.02) [D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 34/26 (2020.02); D06F 39/40 (2024.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2105/40 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
a cabinet having an access aperture;
a blower that delivers process air through an airflow path;
a rotating drum positioned within the cabinet, the rotating drum defining a processing chamber, wherein the processing chamber is part of the airflow path, wherein the access aperture provides selective access to the processing chamber;
a steam generating system that disposes steam into the processing chamber; and
a plurality of fluid nozzles that direct the steam into the processing chamber according to an operating pattern, wherein the plurality of fluid nozzles includes a first nozzle that is positioned within an upper portion of the processing chamber and a second nozzle that is positioned in a lower portion of the processing chamber, wherein the first nozzle is positioned above the access aperture and is oriented to direct a first jet of fluid in a downward direction toward a rear panel of the processing chamber, and wherein the second nozzle is positioned within the rear panel and is oriented to direct a second jet of fluid in an upward direction toward the access aperture.