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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Richard Dean Suel, Ii, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark A. Didat, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Edward S. Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Timothy T. Hertrick, Canton, OH (US);
Richard Dean Suel, II, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark A. Didat, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Edward S. Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Timothy T. Hertrick, Canton, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance, such as a consumer washing machine, includes a casing, and a tub disposed within the casing. A wash basket is received within the tub and is configured for receipt of articles to be washed. A diffuser plate defines a continuous bottom of the wash basket and includes a plurality of passages defined therethrough. An impeller system is operably configured within the tub below the diffuser plate and includes at least one impeller that is rotationally driven during a wash cycle to direct high velocity wash water through the passages with sufficient energy to move and wash articles within the wash basket.