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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Smith, Louisville, KY (US);
David A Schneider, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark E Dausch, Latham, NY (US);
Walter Whipple, III, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 / ; 68 1202 ; 68 1227 ; 134113 ; 356442 ;
Abstract
A turbidity sensing mechanism for a dishwasher is connected in the fluid circulation conduit between the pump and the spray mechanism. The mechanism includes a hollow housing enclosing a hollow transparent tube connected in fluid flow relationship with the conduit. A source of electromagnetic radiation and a radiation-to-frequency sensor are positioned inside the housing on opposite sides of the tube.