Dispenser assembly for a laundry treatment appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12584262-B2
Application number	US-202318500493-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2023
Priority date	Nov 2, 2023
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet forming a receiving space; a tub provided within the receiving space; and a dispenser assembly provided within the receiving space. The dispenser assembly includes a drawer body coupled to the cabinet and provided adjacent to the tub and defining a plurality of receiving compartments; at least one removable cartridge selectively positioned within a first receiving compartment of the plurality of receiving compartments; and a cover removably coupled to the drawer body, the cover being positioned over a second receiving compartment of the plurality of receiving compartments.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A laundry treatment appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry treatment appliance comprising:
a cabinet forming a receiving space therein; a tub provided within the receiving space; and a dispenser assembly provided within the receiving space, the dispenser assembly being in fluid communication with the tub, the dispenser assembly comprising:
a drawer body insertable to and retractable from the cabinet and provided adjacent to the tub, the drawer body defining a plurality of receiving compartments;
at least one removable cartridge selectively positioned within a first receiving compartment of the plurality of receiving compartments between an inserted position and a removed position; and
a cover removably coupled to the drawer body, the cover being positioned over a second receiving compartment of the plurality of receiving compartments.

2 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 1 , wherein the removable cartridge is a tank defining an additive receiving space therein.

3 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 1 , wherein the drawer body further defines an aperture formed through the bottom surface of the first receiving compartment.

4 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 3 , wherein a length of the aperture along the transverse direction is between 35% and 45% of a total length of the first receiving compartment along the transverse direction.

5 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 1 , wherein the drawer body defines a front region and a rear region provided sequentially along the transverse direction, and wherein the first receiving compartment and the second receiving compartment are provided in the rear region adjacent to each other along the lateral direction.

6 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 5 , wherein the front region and the rear region are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to define an overflow channel, the overflow channel being in fluid communication with the front region.

7 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 6 , wherein the drawer body further comprises:
a bottom duct extending from an underside of the drawer body, the bottom duct forming a bottom channel, the bottom channel being in fluid communication with each of the front region and the overflow channel.

8 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 7 , wherein the bottom duct is integrally formed with the drawer body as a single piece.

9 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 1 , further comprising:
a valve connected at the second receiving compartment, the valve providing selective fluid access to the second receiving compartment.

10 . The laundry treatment appliance of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser assembly further comprises:
a plurality of ribs formed into a bottom surface of the drawer body at the first receiving compartment, wherein the plurality of ribs contacts the removable cartridge when the removable cartridge is in the inserted position.

11 . A dispenser assembly for a laundry treatment appliance, the dispenser assembly defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dispenser assembly comprising:
a drawer body insertable to and retractable from the laundry treatment appliance and provided adjacent to a wash tub, the drawer body defining a plurality of receiving compartments; at least one removable cartridge selectively positioned within a first receiving compartment of the plurality of receiving compartments between an inserted position and a removed position; and a cover removably coupled to the drawer body, the cover being positioned over a second receiving compartment of the plurality of receiving compartments.

12 . The dispenser assembly of claim 11 , wherein the removable cartridge is a tank defining an additive receiving space therein.

13 . The dispenser assembly of claim 11 , wherein the drawer body further defines an aperture formed through the bottom surface of the first receiving compartment.

14 . The dispenser assembly of claim 13 , wherein a length of the aperture along the transverse direction is between 35% and 45% of a total length of the first receiving compartment along the transverse direction.

15 . The dispenser assembly of claim 11 , wherein the drawer body defines a front region and a rear region provided sequentially along the transverse direction, and wherein the first receiving compartment and the second receiving compartment are provided in the rear region adjacent to each other along the lateral direction.

16 . The dispenser assembly of claim 15 , wherein the front region and the rear region are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to define an overflow channel, the overflow channel being in fluid communication with the front region.

17 . The dispenser assembly of claim 16 , wherein the drawer body further comprises:
a bottom duct extending from an underside of the drawer body, the bottom duct forming a bottom channel, the bottom channel being in fluid communication with each of the front region and the overflow channel.

18 . The dispenser assembly of claim 17 , wherein the bottom duct is integrally formed with the drawer body as a single piece.

19 . The dispenser assembly of claim 11 , further comprising:
a valve connected at the second receiving compartment, the valve providing selective fluid access to the second receiving compartment.

20 . The dispenser assembly of claim 11 , further comprising:
a plurality of ribs formed into a bottom surface of the drawer body at the first receiving compartment, wherein the plurality of ribs contacts the removable cartridge when the removable cartridge is in the inserted position.

Assignees

• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Damtew Fikreadam Abebe
• Vulisi Ravisai

Classifications

• D06F25/00

  Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air  (control of washing or of washing and drying D06F33/00, D06F34/00; domestic laundry dryers D06F58/00) · CPC title

• D06F39/12

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• D06F39/022

  in a liquid state (D06F39/024 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D06F39/02 Primary

  Devices for adding soap or other washing agents · CPC title

• D06F33/69 Primary

  Control of cleaning or disinfection of washer-dryer parts, e.g. of tubs · CPC title