Water dispensing and draining appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDouglas Wattrick, Karen L. Wells
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDouglas Wattrick, Karen L. Wells
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A water appliance of a modular construction including a basin module having attachable wing modules, a cabinetry module having cabinet doors to match surrounding kitchen cabinetry or appliances, a utility module for containing water, electrical, and electronic conduits from counter level down to below the basins, a garbage disposer module flow connected to drains of the basin and pre-piped for drainage, and a control module connected to a top of the utility module and quickly connectable to water, electrical, and electronic conduits from the utility module. The control module provides a light for the basin area as well as water dispensing conduits which can be precisely electronically controlled for water delivery, flow rate, quantity, temperature, CO.sub.2 content, purity level, detergent level, etc. A hand held brush extending from the controller module by a flexible hose can be provided and its controls applied onto the control panel of the controller module. A separate water conduit for drinking water can be provided with controls for purity, CO.sub.2 content, temperature, quantity, flow rate, etc. The modular design is effectively manufactured and installed and allows for flexibility in selecting options for the water appliance. The water appliance can be aesthetically integrated with the kitchen by appropriate selection of paneling and cabinetry.
A water appliance comprising:
A control panel for a kitchen water appliance wherein:
A utilities module for connecting a water appliance to household utilities, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.