公开(公告)号：US20240328063A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18192707

申请日：2023-03-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Nolan R. MARYANSKI ,  Timothy N. BLATCHLEY ,  Bret J. WAMHOFF ,  Justin Q. NGUYEN

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/00 ,  D06F58/04 ,  F16J15/40 ,  F24F13/20

CPC classification number: D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/00 ,  D06F58/04 ,  F16J15/40 ,  F24F13/20 ,  D06F2105/32

Abstract: A laundry appliance may include a front of the cabinet including a front bulkhead housing a first air conduit, the first air conduit defining a first opening configured to selectively receive ambient air, a back of the cabinet defining a basement area housing a second air conduit, the second air conduit defining a second opening for exhausting carbon monoxide outside of the appliance; a door configured to move between open and closed positions to selectively allow access the drum; a first cover arranged at the first opening; a second cover arranged at the second opening; and a processor programmed to instruct the first cover and second cover to open in response to the appliance being in a passive ventilation state.