Patent ID: 11920280
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 11:
12. A washing machine appliance, comprising:
a cabinet comprising a top cover defining an opening;
a tub disposed within the cabinet;
a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub to rotate about a rotation axis;
a plurality of rotatable blades attached to the wash basket to generate a vortex airflow within the cabinet; and
an infuser basket radially spaced apart from the tub on the top cover, the infuser basket defining an infuser compartment to hold a scent additive therein, the infuser basket further defining a plurality of slots to permit the vortex airflow to flow through the infuser compartment within the cabinet,
wherein the infuser basket is surrounded by and in communication with an open area of the cabinet such that the vortex airflow can flow directly between the infuser basket and the open area of the cabinet.