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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2011
Alaknanda Acharya, Louisville, KY (US);
Mohan Rao Ponnaganti, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
Alaknanda Acharya, Louisville, KY (US);
Mohan Rao Ponnaganti, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An appliance has a dispensing device that is configured for self-cleaning. In one embodiment, a flow regulator is fluidly connected to the dispensing device. The flow regulator has a first state in which a washing fluid is dispensed into the dispensing device and a second state in which the washing fluid is evacuated therefrom. To facilitate cleaning, the washing fluid flows through a spray device that is configured to direct the washing fluid onto a peripheral wall of a compartment in which an additive for the dispensing device can be disposed.