Patent ID: 11873599
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 19:
20. A front-load laundry appliance comprising:
a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis;
a plurality of lifters coupled to an interior surface of the drum;
a fluid delivery path at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters; and
a fluid delivery system that delivers wash fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis, wherein the fluid delivery path is positioned proximate an outer circumference of the drum and in alignment with an inlet slot of a perimeter flow channel disposed at the outer circumference of the drum, wherein the perimeter flow channel includes an undulating wall that defines a narrowed configuration of the perimeter flow channel between an inlet slot defined with rear wall of the drum and a respective lifter of the plurality of lifters, the undulating wall configured to bias the wash fluid toward the respective lifter during a rotational operation of the drum about the generally horizontal rotational axis.