US 12,460,343 B2
Laundry appliance filter assembly retention latch
Marla Boado Encinosa, Louisville, KY (US); David Scott Dunn, Louisville, KY (US); Wayne E. Lawson, La Grange, KY (US); and Dimitar Tcholakov, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,739.
Prior Publication US 2024/0229344 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 58/22 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2022.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/22 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0009 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); B01D 2265/028 (2013.01); B01D 2279/55 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining an interior volume;
a tub mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet;
a laundry basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the laundry basket defining a chamber for receipt of articles for treatment;
a heating system in thermal communication with the chamber whereby heated air flows from the heating system to the chamber;
a housing positioned within the interior volume of the cabinet; and
an air filter assembly removably positioned in the housing between the laundry basket and the heating system upstream of the heating system, whereby a flow of return air from the chamber passes through and is filtered by an air filter of the air filter assembly before flowing to the heating system, the air filter assembly comprising a latch configured to releasably engage the housing, wherein the air filter assembly is configured to translate in a travel direction between an inserted position in the housing and an extracted position at least partially outside of the housing, and wherein the latch is configured to releasably engage the housing when the air filter assembly is in an intermediate position, the intermediate position between the inserted position and the extracted position along the travel direction.