Household appliance having a tub with a fluid guide
US8485001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F37/267
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A household appliance includes a housing having a door formed in a front panel thereof for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing, and a rotatable drum within the tub and having an axis of rotation, the rotatable drum for receiving laundry through the door. The tub includes a tub body, a heater pocket integrally formed in a lower portion of the tub body, the heater pocket forming a cavity in fluid communication with the drum, the heater pocket for at least partially surrounding a heating element for heating a fluid in the tub, and a fluid guide on an interior surface of the tub, the fluid guide one of guiding the fluid from the tub body into the heater pocket and disrupting a fluid ring formed in the tub body during rotation of the rotatable drum.
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