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US 10,499,787 B2Granted
Dishwasher having spray manifold
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsChristopher J. Carlson, Jordan R. Fountain, Antony M. Rappette, Chad T. Vanderroest
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially forming a treating chamber, a dish rack provided within the wash chamber, and a spray manifold. The spray manifold can have multiple apertures and/or sprayers for emitting wash liquid to define a spray zone.
Claims20
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially forming a treating chamber;
- a dish rack provided within the treating chamber and defining a utensil zone in which utensils are received for washing;
- a spray manifold provided within the treating chamber such that liquid emitted from the spray manifold defines a first spray zone directed toward the utensil zone, the spray manifold comprising:
- a first rotating spray head coupled to an exterior surface of the spray manifold and having at least one aperture for emitting liquid;
- a second rotating spray head coupled to the exterior surface of the spray manifold and having at least one aperture for emitting liquid;
- a first interior flow path that supplies liquid to the first rotating spray head;
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- a second interior flow path that supplies liquid to the second rotating spray head;
- wherein the first and second interior flow paths are configured to supply liquid to the first and second rotating spray heads, respectively, at the same volumetric flow rate;
- and
- a supply conduit through which liquid is supplied to the spray manifold from a liquid source and comprising an outlet opening in fluid communication with the spray manifold, wherein the outlet opening is off-center relative to the spray manifold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.