Dishwasher
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSangik Lee
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dishwasher. The dishwasher according to the present invention includes a tub for providing a washing space, a rack for accommodating dishes in the tub, a spray nozzle for spraying wash water toward the dishes accommodated in the rack, a sump for supplying the wash water to the spray nozzle, a pump for pumping the wash water stored in the sump to the spray nozzle, a supply pipe connecting the sump and the spray nozzle, and an air jet generator disposed in a supply flow path formed by the supply pipe to suck outside air to the wash water flowing along the supply pipe and crush the air to thereby form air bubbles.
Claims7
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub that defines a washing space;
- a rack configured to accommodate dishes in the tub;
- a spray nozzle configured to spray wash water toward the dishes accommodated in the rack;
- a sump configured to supply the wash water to the spray nozzle;
- a pump configured to pump the wash water stored in the sump to the spray nozzle;
- a supply pipe connecting the sump and the spray nozzle;
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- an air jet generator disposed in a supply flow path defined by the supply pipe and configured to suction outside air to the wash water flowing along the supply pipe and crush the air to thereby form air bubbles,
- wherein the supply pipe comprises a deformed connection portion of which a cross section of a flow path is deformed into a shape identical to a cross section of a flow path of the air jet generator at a portion connected to the air jet generator, and
- wherein a plurality of guide vanes are installed in a length direction within the deformed connection portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.