Washing Machine Appliance with a Fluid Additive Receptacle

Abstract

A washing machine appliance includes a fluid additive receptacle. The fluid additive receptacle includes a cup received within an opening of the top cover. A reservoir is disposed below the cup. The reservoir has a siphon valve standpipe and a water inlet conduit. A siphon valve standpipe is positioned on a bottom wall of the reservoir.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A washing machine appliance, comprising:
 a cabinet having a top cover, the top cover of the cabinet defining an opening;   a tub disposed within the cabinet below the top cover;   a basket rotatably mounted within the tub; and   a fluid additive receptacle comprising
 a cup received within the opening of the top cover; 
 a reservoir disposed below the cup, the reservoir having a siphon valve standpipe and a water inlet conduit, the siphon valve standpipe positioned on a bottom wall of the reservoir, the water inlet conduit positioned for directing a flow of water into the reservoir. 
   
     
     
         2 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 1 , wherein a siphon valve cover is positioned on the cup and disposed over the siphon valve standpipe. 
     
     
         3 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the siphon valve cover is integrally formed with the cup and the siphon valve standpipe is integrally formed with the reservoir. 
     
     
         4 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 2 , wherein an outlet of the cup is offset from the siphon valve cover on the cup. 
     
     
         5 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 1 , wherein legs of the reservoir are positioned on a bottom flange of the top cover. 
     
     
         6 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the legs of the reservoir are formed on a sidewall of the reservoir and the bottom flange of the top cover is positioned below the cup. 
     
     
         7 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the fluid additive receptacle is disposed at a corner of the top cover. 
     
     
         8 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir includes a deflector wall disposed within the reservoir between an exit of the water inlet conduit and the siphon valve standpipe. 
     
     
         9 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is snap-fit to the top cover at the opening of the top cover. 
     
     
         10 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall of the reservoir slopes towards the siphon valve standpipe. 
     
     
         11 . The washing machine appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the water inlet conduit is positioned and oriented on a sidewall of the reservoir such that the flow of water into the reservoir is parallel to a surface of the sidewall proximate an exit of the water inlet conduit. 
     
     
         12 . A vertical axis washing machine appliance, comprising:
 a cabinet having a top cover, the top cover of the cabinet defining an opening;   a tub disposed within the cabinet below the top cover;   a basket rotatable within the tub about a vertical axis; and   a fluid additive receptacle mounted to the top cover and comprising
 a cup received within the opening of the top cover, the cup having a siphon valve cover; 
 a reservoir disposed below the cup, the reservoir having a siphon valve standpipe and a water inlet conduit, the water inlet conduit positioned on a sidewall of the reservoir, the siphon valve standpipe positioned on a bottom wall of the reservoir, the siphon valve cover disposed over the siphon valve standpipe within the reservoir. 
   
     
     
         13 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the siphon valve cover is integrally formed with the cup and the siphon valve standpipe is integrally formed with the reservoir. 
     
     
         14 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 12 , wherein an outlet of the cup is offset from the siphon valve cover on the cup. 
     
     
         15 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 12 , wherein legs of the reservoir are positioned on a bottom flange of the top cover. 
     
     
         16 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the legs of the reservoir are formed on the sidewall of the reservoir and the bottom flange of the top cover is positioned below the cup. 
     
     
         17 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the fluid additive receptacle is disposed at a corner of the top cover. 
     
     
         18 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the reservoir includes a deflector wall disposed within the reservoir between an exit of the water inlet conduit and the siphon valve standpipe. 
     
     
         19 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the cup is snap-fit to the top cover at the opening of the top cover. 
     
     
         20 . The vertical axis washing machine appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the water inlet conduit is positioned and oriented on the sidewall of the reservoir such that a flow of water into the reservoir is parallel to a surface of the sidewall proximate an exit of the water inlet conduit.