Dishwashing Appliance and Electric Motor for a Fluid Pump with a Thermal-Protection Assembly
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsMark Thomas Fryman, John Edward Dries
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Abstract
A dishwashing appliance or fluid pump, as provided herein may include a fluid impeller, an electric motor, and a housing. The fluid impeller may be rotatably receivable within a tub of the dishwashing appliance. The electric motor may be in mechanical communication with the fluid impeller to motivate rotation thereof. The electric motor may include a multi-phase winding set sealed within an overmolded insulation. The housing may enclose the electric motor therein. The housing may be receivable within a sump to which water is directed in the dishwashing appliance.
Claims20
A fluid pump for a dishwashing appliance to motivate a fluid therethrough, the fluid pump comprising:
- a fluid impeller rotatably receivable within a tub of the dishwashing appliance;
- an electric motor in mechanical communication with the fluid impeller to motivate rotation thereof, the electric motor comprising a multi-phase winding set sealed within an overmolded insulation;
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- a housing enclosing the electric motor therein, the housing being receivable within a sump to which water is directed in the dishwashing appliance.
A dishwashing appliance defining a vertical direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a wash chamber;
- a sump positioned at a bottom portion of the tub along the vertical direction, the sump comprising a bottom wall defining a recessed chamber;
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- a fluid pump in fluid communication with the sump to motivate a fluid therefrom, the fluid pump comprising
- a fluid impeller rotatably positioned within the tub,
- an electric motor in mechanical communication with the fluid impeller to motivate rotation thereof, the electric motor comprising a multi-phase winding set sealed within an overmolded insulation, and
- a housing enclosing the electric motor therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.