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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Mark W. Baldwin, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Paul E. Beshears, Jr., Stevensville, MI (US);
Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Elliott V. Stowe, Stevensville, MI (US);
Barry E. Tuller, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.