Patent ID: 11859339
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 7:
8. A washing machine appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions are mutually perpendicular, the washing machine appliance comprising:
a cabinet extending along the transverse direction from a rear panel to a front panel, along the lateral direction from a left side panel to a right side panel, and along the vertical direction from a bottom end to a top end;
a top cover having an opening defined in and through the top cover mounted to the cabinet at the top end of the cabinet;
a wash tub mounted within the cabinet below the top cover and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance;
a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, whereby the wash basket is aligned with and accessible through the opening in the top cover;
a bulk tank mounted above the cabinet, the bulk tank comprising a sump defined at a lowest point in the bulk tank whereby liquid additive stored in the bulk tank flows to the sump by gravity;
a dispensing pump spaced apart from the bulk tank and positioned directly above the sump, the dispensing pump in fluid communication with the bulk tank, the dispensing pump operable to draw a liquid additive from the bulk tank;
an intake tube extending from the sump to an inlet of the dispensing pump; and
a dispenser box downstream of the dispensing pump and upstream of the wash tub, the dispenser box comprising an additive chamber and a water chamber, wherein the dispenser box receives the liquid additive into the additive chamber from the bulk tank via the dispensing pump and the liquid additive flows to the wash tub from the additive chamber of the dispenser box.