Patent ID: 11882979
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. An appliance, comprising;
a tub defining a wash chamber; and
a pump in fluid communication with the wash chamber, the pump comprising
a motor housing,
a motor disposed in the motor housing,
a fluid impeller coupled to the motor,
a diffuser housing assembly that comprises a first diffuser housing portion and a second diffuser housing portion, the first diffuser housing portion comprising a groove, the second diffuser housing portion comprising an extrusion, and
a diffuser vane positioned on the motor housing, the diffuser vane engaging in the groove of the first diffuser housing portion, the extrusion of the second diffuser housing portion enclosing the diffuser vane into the diffuser housing assembly,
wherein an edge of the groove of the first diffuser housing portion is rounded to an interior surface of the first diffuser housing, and
wherein an edge of the extrusion of the second diffuser housing portion is rounded to an interior surface of the second diffuser housing.