US 11,851,806 B2
Wirelessly powered additive dispensing assembly and laundry appliance
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US); Alexis C. Taylor, Louisville, KY (US); Jonah Connelly, Louisville, KY (US); Nemetalla Salameh, Louisville, KY (US); and Khalid Mashal, 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 Nov. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/091,235.
Prior Publication US 2022/0145522 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 34/10 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/38 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 58/203 (2013.01) [D06F 34/05 (2020.02); D06F 34/10 (2020.02); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/38 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dryer appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a space for the receipt of clothes for drying;
a transmitter power coil mounted to the cabinet apart from the drum; and
an additive dispensing assembly held apart from the transmitter power coil and configured to provide an additive mist to the drum, the additive dispensing assembly comprising
a fluid pump to motivate a volume of a liquid additive therefrom for the additive mist,
a receiver power coil in selective wireless communication with the transmitter power coil to receive an electromagnetic field therefrom, the receiver power coil being operably coupled to the fluid pump, and
a dispenser nozzle directed toward the drum downstream from the fluid pump to guide the volume of the liquid additive into the space defined by the drum.