Dishwasher with filter assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBARRY E. TULLER, RODNEY M. WELCH
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Abstract
A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filtering system includes a filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid.
Claims7
1-11. (canceled)
A method of operating a dishwasher having a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path to a tub for treating dishes within the tub, a rotating filter located within the recirculation flow path such that the recirculation flow path passes through the filter to effect a filtering of the recirculated liquid, and a first artificial boundary spaced from the filter to form an increased shear force zone therebetween, the method comprising:
- simultaneously rotating the filter and the first artificial boundary to form the increased shear force zone.
17-22. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.