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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventor:
Joel Boyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/46 (2006.01); A47L 15/23 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01); A47L 15/48 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01); A47L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 15/23 (2013.01); A47L 15/4221 (2013.01); A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); A47L 15/4285 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); A47L 15/449 (2013.01); A47L 15/486 (2013.01); A47L 15/507 (2013.01); A47L 15/22 (2013.01); A47L 2501/01 (2013.01); A47L 2501/04 (2013.01); A47L 2501/12 (2013.01); A47L 2501/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tubular spray element for a dishwasher is rotatably supported and/or supplied with fluid at an intermediate location along the length of the tubular spray element, such that least one aperture that directs fluid into a wash tub is disposed on each side of the intermediate location. In addition, a tubular spray element drive may be positioned externally from the wash tub and mechanically coupled to the tubular spray element through a shaft seal such that the fluid supply to the tubular spray element can be entirely within the wash tub.