IP Library Granted Patent US 10,519,590
Granted Patent B2
US 10,519,590 · App. 15/935,473 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Laundry treating appliance dispenser

Inventor: George W. Malheiros (Saint Joseph, MI)
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
D06F39/028D06F33/02D06F37/266D06F37/304D06F39/005D06F39/04D06F39/083D06F2202/02D06F2202/04D06F2202/10D06F2202/12D06F2204/08
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Patent No.
US 10,519,590
App. No.
15/935,473
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of operating a laundry treating appliance is provided. The laundry treating appliance comprises a chassis having a front panel with an opening, a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having an opening at least partially aligned with the front panel opening, a bellows connecting the front panel and the tub at their respective openings, and a liquid supply system supplying liquid to the treating chamber. The method comprises supplying liquid to a treating chemistry dispenser to provide a mixture of liquid and treating chemistry to the treating chamber for a treating cycle of operation.

Claims (23)

1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a chassis having a front panel with an opening; a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having an opening at least partially aligned with the front panel opening, a bellows connecting the front panel and the tub at their respective openings, and a liquid supply system supplying liquid to the treating chamber, the method comprising:

supplying liquid to a reclosable receptacle of a treating chemistry dispenser located on the bellows to provide a mixture of liquid and treating chemistry to the treating chamber for a treating cycle of operation.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser comprises simultaneously supplying liquid to the treating chamber such that the liquid supplied to the treating chamber flows through the treating chemistry dispenser.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising supplying liquid to the treating chamber separately from the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising opening a lid of the treating chemistry dispenser prior to the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser comprises supplying liquid through the bellows and directly into the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising rotating a drum located within the tub during the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser comprises supplying liquid to a first receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser and subsequently supplying liquid to a second receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser comprises supplying liquid from an outlet positioned to supply liquid through an open top of the reclosable receptacle.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising opening a lid of the reclosable receptacle prior to the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the supplying liquid to the reclosable receptacle comprises supplying liquid through the opened lid of the reclosable receptacle.

11. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a chassis having a front panel with an opening; a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having an opening at least partially aligned with the front panel opening, a bellows connecting the front panel and the tub at their respective openings, and a liquid supply system supplying liquid to the treating chamber, the method comprising:

supplying liquid to a treating chemistry dispenser located on the bellows to provide a mixture of liquid and treating chemistry to the treating chamber for a treating cycle of operation, wherein the treating chemistry dispenser is at least one of mounted to or integrally formed with the bellows.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser comprises simultaneously supplying liquid to the treating chamber such that the liquid supplied to the treating chamber flows through the treating chemistry dispenser.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising supplying liquid to the treating chamber separately from the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising rotating a drum located within the tub during the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser comprises supplying liquid to a first receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser and subsequently supplying liquid to a second receptacle of the treating chemistry dispenser.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser comprises supplying liquid through the bellows and directly into the treating chemistry dispenser.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser comprises supplying liquid from an outlet positioned to supply liquid through an open top of the treating chemistry dispenser.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising opening a lid of the treating chemistry dispenser prior to the supplying liquid to the treating chemistry dispenser, which comprises supplying liquid through the opened lid of the treating chemistry dispenser.

19. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a chassis having a front panel with an opening; a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having an opening at least partially aligned with the front panel opening, a bellows connecting the front panel and the tub at their respective openings, and a liquid supply system supplying liquid to the treating chamber, the method comprising:

supplying liquid to a receptacle of a treating chemistry dispenser located on the bellows to provide a mixture of liquid and treating chemistry to the treating chamber for a treating cycle of operation.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the treating chemistry dispenser located on the bellows is at least one of mounted to or integrally formed with the bellows.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2018
From: MALHEIROS, GEORGE W.
To: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045609/0748 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15497469 · Apr 26, 2017
Continuation 14221733 · Mar 21, 2014
Related Publication 20180216280A1 · Aug 2, 2018
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