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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Robert M. Digman, Goshen, KY (US);
Mark W. Wilson, Simpsonville, KY (US);
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/22 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01); A47L 15/48 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/22 (2013.01); A47L 15/4221 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); A47L 15/449 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 15/486 (2013.01); A47L 15/507 (2013.01); A47L 2501/01 (2013.01); A47L 2501/04 (2013.01); A47L 2501/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and dishwasher utilize one or more tubular spray elements that are both rotatable about longitudinal axes thereof and discretely directable by one or more tubular spray element drives between a plurality of rotational positions about the longitudinal axes thereof. Thus, through the provision of discretely directable tubular spray elements, fluid such as wash fluid and/or pressurized air may be focused in a wash tub, in many cases providing more efficient resource usage in the dishwasher.