Dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsFrederick Thomas Roderick, Mark Steven Feddema, Joseph Allen Gregory
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Abstract
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber; a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub; a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack; and a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer, wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
Claims19
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
- a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub;
- a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack and displaceable between a first vertical position and a second vertical position closer to a top of the tub than the first vertical position;
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- a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer;
- wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
- a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub;
- a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack;
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- a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer;
- wherein the deflector includes a first pair of deflector walls and a second pair of deflector walls extending outward from the base portion;
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- wherein the first and second pairs of deflector walls are provided in a bowl-like shaped configuration that opens toward a top of the tub.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
- a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub;
- a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack;
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- a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer;
- wherein the deflector includes a first pair of deflector walls extending outward from the base portion, the first pair of deflector walls including a plurality of drain slots having linear configurations and disposed in parallel with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.