Laundry treating appliance detergent dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10995447-B2
Application number	US-201916700713-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2019
Priority date	Feb 27, 2017
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior, a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening, a dispenser having a drawer with at least one chemistry container and a faucet, and a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior;
a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening;
a treating chemistry dispenser having a drawer with at least one container and the drawer having a faucet with an outlet, wherein the drawer is moveable between a first position and a second position and the outlet is in fluid communication with the treating chamber;
a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet and having a hot water supply, a cold water supply, and a first mixing valve fluidly coupling the hot water supply and the cold water supply;
a temperature sensor coupled to the treating chamber; and
an actuator, accessible by a user, and having a temperature input, wherein actuation of the actuator controls the operation of the first mixing valve to supply water from the hot water supply and cold water supply through the faucet to the treating chamber at a temperature corresponding to the temperature input.

2. The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 further comprising a shroud defining the access opening.

3. The laundry treating appliance of claim 2 wherein the drawer moves relative to the shroud.

4. The laundry treating appliance of claim 3 wherein the drawer forms part of the shroud.

5. The laundry treating appliance of claim 2 wherein the actuator is located on the shroud.

6. The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the first mixing valve comprises a first valve fluidly coupled to the hot water supply and a second valve fluidly coupled to the cold water supply.

7. The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the actuator further comprises a controller receiving an input from the temperature sensor and controlling the first mixing valve based on the input from the temperature sensor.

8. The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the actuator is located on one of the cabinet or the drawer.

9. The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the actuator comprises a separate actuator for the temperature input and the water supply.

10. The laundry treating appliance of claim 1 wherein the drawer comprises a second container at least partially defining the faucet.

11. The laundry treating appliance of claim 10 wherein the water supply is fluidly coupled to the second container.

12. The laundry treating appliance of claim 11 wherein a second mixing valve is provided for the second container.

13. The laundry treating appliance of claim 12 wherein the second mixing valve is operable independently of the first mixing valve.

14. The laundry treating appliance of claim 11 wherein the second container comprises an aperture defining the outlet.

15. The laundry treating appliance of claim 14 wherein the aperture is located on one of a bottom or side of the container.

16. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining an interior and having a shroud defining an access opening to the interior;
a basket located within the interior, the basket having an open top aligned with the access opening and rotatable about a vertical axis;
a treating chemistry dispenser having a drawer slidable relative to the shroud and the drawer having a faucet with an outlet, the drawer being slidable between a first position, where the outlet underlies the shroud, and a second position, where the outlet extends beyond the shroud and overlies the basket;
a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet and having a hot water supply, a cold water supply, and a first mixing valve fluidly coupling the hot water supply and the cold water supply; and
an actuator, accessible by a user, and having a temperature input, wherein actuation of the actuator controls the operation of the first mixing valve to supply water from the hot water supply and cold water supply through the faucet to the basket at a temperature corresponding to the temperature input.

17. The laundry treating appliance of claim 16 wherein the first mixing valve comprises a first valve fluidly coupled to the hot water supply and a second valve fluidly coupled to the cold water supply.

18. The laundry treating appliance of claim 16 wherein the actuator comprises a separate actuator for the temperature input and the water supply.

19. The laundry treating appliance of claim 16 wherein the drawer comprises a container, and the water supply is fluidly coupled to the container through a second mixing valve.

20. The laundry treating appliance of claim 19 wherein the second mixing valve is operable independently of the first mixing valve.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Beres Benjamin A
• Brownie Paul E
• Gallagher Eric A
• Kazmierzak Guy M
• Kubasiak Andrew C

Classifications

• D06F39/083

  Liquid discharge or recirculation arrangements · CPC title

• D06F33/00

  Control of operations performed in washing machines or washer-dryers  (D06F31/00 takes precedence; details of control systems therefor D06F34/00; control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers D06F58/32) · CPC title

• D06F39/04

  Heating arrangements · CPC title

• D06F37/24

  in machines with a receptacle rotating or oscillating about a vertical axis · CPC title

• D06F39/088

  Liquid supply arrangements · CPC title