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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2015
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventor:

Brian Steven Riddle, Taylorsville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); F16K 11/056 (2006.01); F16K 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/056 (2013.01); A47L 15/4221 (2013.01); F16K 31/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A diverter assembly for a dishwashing appliance may generally include a diverter head having a body portion and first and second outlets that form a single unitary component. In addition, the first outlet may be configured to be directly coupled to a first spray-arm assembly of the appliance and the second outlet may be configured to be directly coupled to a conduit in fluid communication with a second spray-arm assembly of the appliance. The diverter assembly may also include a valve housing configured to be coupled to the diverter head. The valve housing may define an inlet in fluid communication with a pump of the appliance and may at least partially house a diverter valve that diverts fluid received via the inlet to the first or second outlet. Moreover, the diverter assembly may be configured to be mounted directly to a bottom wall of a tub of the appliance.


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