Pump mount system for a laundry treating appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11053626-B2
Application number	US-201816040711-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2018
Priority date	Jul 20, 2018
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A pump mount system for a laundry treating appliance having a cabinet and a pump located within the cabinet, the pump mount system comprising a cabinet mount secured to the cabinet, a pump mount secured to the pump, a vibration isolator having a first portion passing through a first opening on the pump mount, a second portion extending between the pump mount and the cabinet mount, and a pin aperture passing through the vibration isolator, a pin removably received within the pin aperture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pump mount system for a laundry treating appliance having a cabinet and a pump located within the cabinet, the pump mount system comprising:
a cabinet mount secured to the cabinet;
a pump mount secured to the pump;
at least one vibration isolator having a first portion passing through a first opening on the pump mount, a second portion extending between the pump mount and the cabinet mount, and a pin aperture passing through the at least one vibration isolator;
a pin integral with the cabinet mount and having a bending indent in the form of a bump extending out from a side of the pin integral with the cabinet mount to enable bending of the pin out from the cabinet mount, the pin removably received within the pin aperture; and
at least one of the first portion and second portion deformable when the pin is received within the pin aperture.

2. The pump mount system of claim 1 wherein the first portion further comprises an in-mount ring located within the pin aperture.

3. The pump mount system of claim 2 wherein the pin further comprises at least one recess shaped to receive the in-mount ring.

4. The pump mount system of claim 1 wherein the cabinet mount comprises a second opening.

5. The pump mount system of claim 4 wherein a distal end of the second portion of the at least one vibration isolator passes through the second opening.

6. The pump mount system of claim 5 wherein the distal end further comprises a slip fit that deforms by expanding when the pin extends through the at least one vibration isolator.

7. The pump mount system of claim 1 wherein when seated a top of the pin aligns with a top of the first portion of the at least one vibration isolator.

8. The pump mount system of claim 1 wherein the at least one vibration isolator is a singular piece.

9. A method of mounting a pump system for a laundry treating appliance having a pump mount to a cabinet mount the method comprising:
receiving a first portion of a vibration isolator through a first opening in the pump mount;
receiving a pin that is integral with the cabinet mount; the pin having a bending indent in the form of a bump extending out there from to enable bending out from the cabinet mount through a pin aperture in the at least one vibration isolator; and
deforming a portion of the vibration isolator to prevent withdrawal of the vibration isolator through the first opening.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein deforming a portion of the vibration isolator further comprises receiving an in-mount ring of the at least one vibration isolator in a recessed portion of the pin.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein deforming a portion of the vibration isolator further comprises receiving a distal end of a second portion of the at least one vibration isolator through a second opening in the cabinet mount and expanding the distal end of the vibration isolator.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein deforming a portion of the vibration isolator further comprises extending a pin head having a width wider than a pin body through the pin aperture such that the pin head extends above the first portion of the at least one vibration isolator.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Guzman Alejandro
• Kehl Dennis

Classifications

• F16F1/3732

  having an annular or the like shape, e.g. grommet-type resilient mountings · CPC title

• F16F1/371

  characterised by inserts or auxiliary extension {or exterior} elements, e.g. for rigidification (F16F1/387 takes precedence; {non-embedded reinforcing elements for flexibly-walled air springs F16F9/0436}) · CPC title

• F16F3/0876

  and of the same shape · CPC title

• D06F39/12

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• D06F37/20

  Mountings, e.g. resilient mountings, for the rotary receptacle, motor, tub or casing; Preventing or damping vibrations · CPC title