Wash system for washing appliance
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
InventorsWayne Andrew Mason, Paul Christiaans, Robert Effingham Lawrence
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Abstract
A washing machine such as a dishwashing machine, preferably of the drawer-style or table-top style, or a laundry washing machine, the washing machine having at least one low-height wash liquid conduit connecting the outlet of a sump region of a washing tub to a wash pump. A cover plate is provided for covering a section of the washing tub base and the at least one low-height conduit is formed between the base of the washing tub and the cover plate by a combination thereof. The surface of a heating unit forms a surface of the low-height conduit and the sump is provided with multiple outlets.
Claims16
A washing appliance comprising:
- a washing tub for holding wash liquid and having a washing space therein adapted to receive items for washing, the washing tub having a base, a sump region in the base of the washing tub for collecting wash liquid, and a wash pump having a wash liquid inlet in fluid connection with the sump region and a wash liquid outlet in fluid connection with the washing space,
- a cover plate covering a section of the washing tub base, and
- a wash liquid conduit providing a wash liquid flow passage between the sump region and the wash liquid inlet of the wash pump,
- wherein the wash liquid conduit is formed between the base of the wash tub and the cover plate by a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.