Dishwasher
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJae Hoon Ha
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dishwasher having an improved inlet valve assembly. The present invention includes a housing, a tub in the housing to hold tableware, an injector assembly for injecting water on the tableware in the tub, and an inlet valve assembly. And, the inlet valve assembly includes a case installed at an inlet passage for supplying the water to the tub, the case having an inlet opening via which the water flows in and an outlet opening via which the water is discharged, a first valve provided to the case to selectively open/close a passage in the case, and a second valve closing the passage in the case in case that the water leaks.
Claims38
A dishwasher comprising:
- a housing;
- a tub in the housing to hold tableware;
- an injector assembly for injecting water on the tableware in the tub;
- and
- an inlet valve assembly comprising:
- a case installed at an inlet passage for supplying the water to the tub, the case having an inlet opening via which the water flows in and an outlet opening via which the water is discharged;
- a first valve provided to the case to selectively open/close a passage in the case;
- and
- a second valve closing the passage in the case in case that the water leaks.
An inlet valve assembly comprising:
- a case installed at an inlet passage for supplying water, the case having an inlet opening via which the water flows in and an outlet opening via which the water is discharged;
- a first valve provided to the case to selectively open/close a passage in the case;
- and
- a second valve closing the passage in the case in case that the water leaks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.