Washing Machine Appliance with a Fluid Additive Receptacle
A washing machine appliance includes a fluid additive receptacle. The fluid additive receptacle includes a cup received within an opening of the top cover. A reservoir is disposed below the cup. The reservoir has a siphon valve standpipe and a water inlet conduit. A siphon valve standpipe is positioned on a bottom wall of the reservoir.
1 . A washing machine appliance, comprising:
a cabinet having a top cover, the top cover of the cabinet defining an opening;
a tub disposed within the cabinet below the top cover;
a basket rotatably mounted within the tub; and
a fluid additive receptacle comprising
a cup received within the opening of the top cover;
a reservoir disposed below the cup, the reservoir having a siphon valve standpipe and a water inlet conduit, the siphon valve standpipe positioned on a bottom wall of the reservoir, the water inlet conduit positioned for directing a flow of water into the reservoir.
2 . The washing machine appliance of claim 1 , wherein a siphon valve cover is positioned on the cup and disposed over the siphon valve standpipe.
3 . The washing machine appliance of claim 2 , wherein the siphon valve cover is integrally formed with the cup and the siphon valve standpipe is integrally formed with the reservoir.
4 . The washing machine appliance of claim 2 , wherein an outlet of the cup is offset from the siphon valve cover on the cup.
5 . The washing machine appliance of claim 1 , wherein legs of the reservoir are positioned on a bottom flange of the top cover.
6 . The washing machine appliance of claim 5 , wherein the legs of the reservoir are formed on a sidewall of the reservoir and the bottom flange of the top cover is positioned below the cup.
7 . The washing machine appliance of claim 5 , wherein the fluid additive receptacle is disposed at a corner of the top cover.
8 . The washing machine appliance of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir includes a deflector wall disposed within the reservoir between an exit of the water inlet conduit and the siphon valve standpipe.
9 . The washing machine appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cup is snap-fit to the top cover at the opening of the top cover.
10 . The washing machine appliance of claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall of the reservoir slopes towards the siphon valve standpipe.
11 . The washing machine appliance of claim 1 , wherein the water inlet conduit is positioned and oriented on a sidewall of the reservoir such that the flow of water into the reservoir is parallel to a surface of the sidewall proximate an exit of the water inlet conduit.
12 . A vertical axis washing machine appliance, comprising:
a cabinet having a top cover, the top cover of the cabinet defining an opening;
a tub disposed within the cabinet below the top cover;
a basket rotatable within the tub about a vertical axis; and
a fluid additive receptacle mounted to the top cover and comprising
a cup received within the opening of the top cover, the cup having a siphon valve cover;
a reservoir disposed below the cup, the reservoir having a siphon valve standpipe and a water inlet conduit, the water inlet conduit positioned on a sidewall of the reservoir, the siphon valve standpipe positioned on a bottom wall of the reservoir, the siphon valve cover disposed over the siphon valve standpipe within the reservoir.
13 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 12 , wherein the siphon valve cover is integrally formed with the cup and the siphon valve standpipe is integrally formed with the reservoir.
14 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 12 , wherein an outlet of the cup is offset from the siphon valve cover on the cup.
15 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 12 , wherein legs of the reservoir are positioned on a bottom flange of the top cover.
16 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 15 , wherein the legs of the reservoir are formed on the sidewall of the reservoir and the bottom flange of the top cover is positioned below the cup.
17 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 15 , wherein the fluid additive receptacle is disposed at a corner of the top cover.
18 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 12 , wherein the reservoir includes a deflector wall disposed within the reservoir between an exit of the water inlet conduit and the siphon valve standpipe.
19 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 12 , wherein the cup is snap-fit to the top cover at the opening of the top cover.
20 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of claim 12 , wherein the water inlet conduit is positioned and oriented on the sidewall of the reservoir such that a flow of water into the reservoir is parallel to a surface of the sidewall proximate an exit of the water inlet conduit.