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US 11,596,289 B2Granted
Dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsSujit S. Naik, Floyd Jackson
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Abstract
An automatic dishwasher with a treating chamber, at least one dish holder, and a sprayer. The sprayer can be coupled to the dish holder and include a set of fan spray nozzles or a set of jet nozzles. The set of fan spray nozzles or the set of jet nozzles fluidly connect the sprayer and treating chamber. One or more angles in which fluid flows from the set of fan spray nozzles or the set of jet nozzles into the treating chamber can be adjusted.
Claims20
A dishwasher comprising:
- a treating chamber for treating dishes;
- at least one dish holder located within the treating chamber;
- a stationary sprayer emitting liquid into the treating chamber from a hollow interior defined at least in part by a manifold, the stationary sprayer comprising a set of jet spray nozzles provided on the stationary sprayer with at least some of the jet spray nozzles in the set of jet spray nozzles having different geometries wherein the different geometries of the jet spray nozzles emit a jet spray at different angles relative to the stationary sprayer;
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- a recirculation circuit fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the stationary sprayer to recirculate liquid from the treating chamber to the stationary sprayer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.