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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adrian Anthony Sargeant, Dunedin, NZ;
William Hugh Currie, Dunedin, NZ;
Willem Ouwens, Outram, NZ;
Philip John Brace, Auckland, NZ;
Robert William Todd, Dunedin, NZ;
Hans-Joachim Scholz, Otago, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ; A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 46 ; 134 / ; 134 88 ; 134178 ; 134179 ; 134200 ;
Abstract
A dishwasher having spray arm, motor and pump components configured and mounted so as to occupy very low height. In one form the complete wash system is arranged as a drawer which slides in and out of a cabinet. The cabinet opening is stiffened against racking forces by incorporating an inverse portal frame in the opening flange. A synchronous AC motor is used with the rotor running within the wash chamber driving a wash pump integrated with a rotating spray arm.