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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Robert M. Digman, Goshen, KY (US);
Joel Boyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/428 (2013.01); A47L 15/4217 (2013.01); A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); A47L 15/4282 (2013.01); A47L 15/504 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher and method for operating the same utilize a diverter valve to control via rotation the flow of fluid such as wash fluid or pressurized air to a rotatable conduit supported in the rack of a dishwasher. A valve member may be disposed at a predetermined rotational position about an axis of rotation of the conduit such that a fluid inlet on a rotatable valve body may be rotated to the predetermined rotational position to restrict fluid flow to the conduit.