Dishwasher
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKyungup Lim
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Abstract
A dishwasher including a tub; and an air brake assembly to supply water into the tub. The air brake assembly includes: an air brake case, a first flow path inside the air brake case through which water to be introduced into the air brake case flows, an air brake disposed on the first flow path and configured to prevent backflow of water, an air brake chamber configured to accommodate water flowing out of the air brake, a second flow path connecting the air brake chamber to the tub to guide water in the air brake chamber to the tub, a water tank in the air brake case to store water having passed through the first flow path, and a partition dividing the water tank from the air brake chamber so that a highest level of water stored in the water tank is higher than a height of the air brake.
Claims13
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub;
- and
- an air brake assembly configured to supply water into the tub, wherein the air brake assembly includes:
- an air brake case,
- a first flow path inside the air brake case through which water to be introduced into the air brake case flows,
- an air brake disposed on the first flow path and configured to prevent backflow of water,
- an air brake chamber formed by a partition and configured to accommodate water flowing out of the air brake,
- a second flow path connecting the air brake chamber to the tub to guide water in the air brake chamber to the tub, and
- a water tank in the air brake case to store water having passed through the first flow path,
- wherein the partition is connected to a flow path wall forming the first flow path and divides the water tank from the air brake chamber so that a highest level of water stored in the water tank is higher than a height of the air brake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.