Patent ID: 11946189
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a rotatable drum within the cabinet, the rotatable drum defining a chamber for the receipt of articles of laundry;
a receptacle at least partially contained within the cabinet and having an opening accessible from an exterior of the cabinet;
a fluid input line in fluid communication with the receptacle wherein the fluid input line further includes a water inlet portion and a pressurized air inlet portion;
an infuser contained within the receptacle and configured to hold a dissolvable treatment material;
a fluid distribution element in fluid communication with the receptacle and configured for directing a treatment mixture into the chamber; and
a fluid input valve configured to selectively permit the flow of fluids from the water inlet portion and the pressurized air inlet portion, wherein the valve only permits the flow of fluids from one of the water inlet portion and the pressurized air inlet portion at any given time during operation of the laundry appliance.