Space efficient flow controller for dishwasher
AssigneeElectrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
InventorAnders Haegermarck
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Abstract
A flow controller for controlling water flow from a pump pumping water from a sump of a dish washer to a water conduit system of the dishwasher is provided. The flow controller comprises a plate with openings forming water outlets to the water conduit system, and a disc rotatably arranged in relation to the plate. The disc comprises openings arranged for allowing closing and opening of the water outlets in the plate during rotation of the disc. The disc comprises at least two annulus shaped portions. The at least two annulus shaped portions are located radially displaced, and the openings are formed in the at least two annulus shaped portions.
Claims7
A flow controller for controlling water flow from a pump pumping water from a sump of a dish washer to a water conduit system of the dishwasher, the flow controller comprising:
- a plate with openings forming water outlets to the water conduit system, and
- a disc rotatably arranged in relation to the plate, the disc comprising openings arranged for allowing closing and opening of the water outlets in the plate during rotation of the disc;
- wherein the disc comprises at least two annulus shaped portions, the at least two annulus shaped portions being located radially displaced, and wherein the openings are formed in said at least two annulus shaped portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.