Dishwasher and method for controlling same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChang Wook Lee, Sang Soo Choi, Seung Gee Hong, Jun Ho Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dishwasher comprising: a tub for containing dishes; a nozzle assembly for ejecting washing water; a vane assembly for changing the path of the washing water, while moving from a first position to a second position inside the tub, such that the ejected washing water is directed towards the dishes; and a controller for stopping the vane assembly, changing the movement speed of the vane assembly, or changing the movement direction of the vane assembly while the vane assembly moves from the first position to the second position, wherein the washing water can also be ejected to corner portions of the tub.
Claims8
A control method of a dishwasher comprising:
- spraying, by a nozzle assembly disposed adjacent to a first position, washing water;
- and
- moving a vane assembly along a first axis between the first position and a second position, the vane assembly including a vane configured to redirect washing water sprayed by the nozzle assembly toward a dish,
- wherein the moving of the vane assembly between the first position and the second position includes:
- when the vane assembly approaches the first position from the second position, rotating the vane around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis to redirect the washing water sprayed by the nozzle assembly toward a dish placed above the nozzle assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.