WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE TUB COVER
Dossier Overview
Applicant
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Inventor
Jose Francisco Castillo; James Quentin Pollett
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber for receiving a load of clothes, and a tub cover positioned over the wash tub. Rotation of the wash basket within the wash tub circulates a flow of air within the wash tub. The tub cover includes a main body including an edge defining a perimeter of the main body. The main body includes a top surface and a sloped surface connecting the top surface and the edge and defining a slope. Additionally, a plurality of top surface openings are defined through the top surface. Furthermore, a plurality of sloped surface openings are defined through the sloped surface for facilitating the flow of air into and out of the wash basket.
Original (Chinese)
A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber for receiving a load of clothes, and a tub cover positioned over the wash tub. Rotation of the wash basket within the wash tub circulates a flow of air within the wash tub. The tub cover includes a main body including an edge defining a perimeter of the main body. The main body includes a top surface and a sloped surface connecting the top surface and the edge and defining a slope. Additionally, a plurality of top surface openings are defined through the top surface. Furthermore, a plurality of sloped surface openings are defined through the sloped surface for facilitating the flow of air into and out of the wash basket.
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