Dish treating appliance with remote pump
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRICHARD L. HAMMOND, CHANDLER A. LONGLEY, EMILY J. PHILLIPS, JASON R. SPEARS, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, EVAN J. WAHL
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Abstract
A dish treating appliance having a chassis defining a treating chamber with a door assembly and a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the door assembly. The dispenser assembly having a cartridge receptacle defining a cartridge seat for carrying a cartridge assembly and at least one fluid coupling for coupling to a pump and a motor to drive the pump. The pump and motor being disposed remote from the dispenser assembly for pumping detergent from the detergent cartridge into the treating chamber.
Claims20
A dish treating appliance for treating articles according to an automatic cycle of operation, the dish treating appliance comprising:
- a chassis having an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, the chassis including a door assembly having an inner door surface forming part of the interior surface of the chassis;
- a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the interior surface comprising a cartridge receptacle defining a cartridge seat for carrying a cartridge assembly and at least one fluid coupling having a first end configured to couple to the cartridge;
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- at least one pump and at least one motor to drive the pump, the at least one pump and at least one motor disposed remote from the dispenser assembly, wherein the at least one pump is coupled to a second end of the fluid coupling for pumping detergent from the detergent cartridge into the treating chamber.
A dish treating appliance for treating articles according to an automatic cycle of operation, the dish treating appliance comprising:
- a chassis having an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, the chassis including a door assembly having an inner door surface forming part of the interior surface of the chassis;
- a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the interior surface comprising a cartridge receptacle defining a cartridge seat for carrying a cartridge assembly and at least one fluid coupling having a first end configured to couple to the cartridge;
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- a dispenser outlet positioned in a location remote from the dispenser assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.