Dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsFrederick Thomas Roderick, Mark Steven Feddema, Joseph Allen Gregory
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Abstract
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber; a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and movable relative to the tub; a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack; and a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer, wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
Claims20
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and defining at least a top wall of the treating chamber;
- a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured to receive dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and movable relative to the tub;
- a sprayer located at the top wall of the tub within the treating chamber and configured to emit spray into the dish rack;
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- a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer;
- wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
- a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured to receive dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and movable relative to the tub;
- a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray downward into the dish rack;
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- a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer;
- wherein the deflector includes a first pair of deflector walls extending outward from the base portion in a direction perpendicular to a width of the tub.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
- a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured to receive dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and movable relative to the tub;
- a sprayer located within the treating chamber above the dish rack, and configured to emit spray downward into the dish rack;
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- a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer;
- wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.