Patent ID: 9103062
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine appliance comprising: a cabinet; a wash tub received in said cabinet and configured for containing a washing fluid used in a washing process, said wash tub defining a wash chamber having an atmosphere; a bulk fluid additive tank positioned within said cabinet, said tank configured for containing a fluid additive, said tank sized for containing a volume of fluid additive sufficient for a plurality of cycles of the washing machine appliance; a conduit configured for directing the fluid additive out of said tank, said conduit extending between an inlet and an outlet, the inlet of said conduit positioned at said tank and configured for receiving the fluid additive; a pump coupled to said conduit and operable to urge the fluid additive from said tank into said conduit; and a tip extending between the outlet of said conduit and said wash tub, an entrance of said tip being positioned adjacent to the outlet of said conduit and configured for receipt of the fluid additive from said conduit, an exit of said tip being positioned adjacent to said wash tub, the entrance of said tip being disposed lower than the exit of said tip, the entrance of said tip having first cross-sectional area, and the exit of said tip having a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area more than about twice as large as the first cross-sectional area, said tip configured for receiving a cover fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance in order to deter evaporation of fluid additive in said conduit.