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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Stephen Edward Hettinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Stephen Frazer, West Chester, OH (US);
Peter Hans Bensel, Grand Ledge, MI (US);
Manikandan Balasubramaniam, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen Edward Hettinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Stephen Frazer, West Chester, OH (US);
Peter Hans Bensel, Grand Ledge, MI (US);
Manikandan Balasubramaniam, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An appliance for washing objects that employs a spray device for delivering a washing fluid, e.g., water, to a wash tub in the appliance. The spray device is configured to reduce consumption of the washing fluid such as during a rinse portion of a washing cycle. In one example, the spray device comprises a plurality of apertures that are arranged in one or more arrays. The apertures are configured to disperse the washing fluid as a plurality of spray streams that form a pair of wetted areas on either side the wash tub. The wetted areas provide wetting of the objects along the sides and extending from a front portion to a back portion of the wash tub.