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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1997
Yoshifumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Sakoda, Wakayama, JP;
Hirokazu Nishio, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Eijirou Iguchi, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Tanabe, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuichi Arita, Osaka, JP;
Mituo Oouchi, Hyogo, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a cabinet having an opening, a door provided to open/close the cabinet opening, a washing chamber member provided in the cabinet and forming a washing chamber facing the opening, a washing nozzle provided facing in a certain direction of the washing chamber, a circulation pump coupled to the washing nozzle, the bottom portion of washing chamber and an external drain outlet, a driving source provided outside the washing chamber, a power transmission mechanism provided at a corner on one side in cabinet behind and outside the washing chamber, and a control circuit controlling the circulation pump and driving source. By the power transmitting mechanism, a dish washing basket placed in the washing chamber is rotated. Since the power transmitting mechanism is placed in a corner behind the washing chamber, the dishwasher can be made smaller.