Dishwasher and sump assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAntony Mark Rappette, John Alan Miller, Todd Michael Jozwiak
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening, a sump fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, at least one sprayer emitting liquid into the treating chamber, a pump, a conduit fluidly coupling the sump to the pump and the pump to the at least one sprayer, thereby defining a recirculation circuit through which the liquid sprayed into the treating chamber collects in the sump and is pumped back to the at least one sprayer, a filter assembly provided in the sump and having a filter through which at least a portion of the liquid passes, and an insert sleeve at least partially located within the filter assembly.
Claims6
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening;
- a sump fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and defining a portion of the treating chamber;
- at least one sprayer emitting liquid into the treating chamber;
- a pump;
- a conduit fluidly coupling the sump to the pump and the pump to the at least one sprayer, thereby defining a recirculation circuit through which the liquid sprayed into the treating chamber collects in the sump and is pumped back to the at least one sprayer;
- a filter assembly provided in the sump and comprising a filter through which at least a portion of the liquid passes;
- an insert sleeve that is at least partially located within the filter assembly and defines an interior;
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- a displacement body comprising an air dome structure formed by a raised, hollowed out portion of the insert sleeve, wherein the air dome structure is contiguous with the insert sleeve to define the interior within the filter to raise a level of liquid within the sump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.