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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jordan R. Fountain, Millbrae, CA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/22 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/23 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4221 (2013.01); A47L 15/22 (2013.01); A47L 15/0031 (2013.01); A47L 15/23 (2013.01); A47L 15/4291 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 2501/03 (2013.01); A47L 2501/05 (2013.01); A47L 2501/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic dishwasher having a wash tub defining at least a portion of a wash chamber, a first sprayer mounted within the wash chamber for rotatable movement therein, a liquid flow path fluidly coupling the wash chamber to the first sprayer, a valve assembly located within the liquid flow path and having a valve element rotatable about a first axis of rotation and between at least first and second positions to selectively divert liquid in the liquid flow path to the first sprayer and a drive system.