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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Errin Whitney Gnadinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Worrasangasilpa, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4244 (2013.01); A47L 15/0049 (2013.01); A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 2401/08 (2013.01); A47L 2401/14 (2013.01); A47L 2501/01 (2013.01); A47L 2501/05 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0396 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86002 (2015.04);
Abstract
A cavitation sense fill system for a dishwasher system is disclosed. The dishwasher system includes a fluid circulation system for circulating water in a tub, wherein the fluid circulation system includes at least one recirculation pump and at least one fill valve. The cavitation sense fill system includes a pressure switch for monitoring an output pressure of the at least one recirculation pump, wherein the pressure switch deactivates the at least one fill valve when the output pressure satisfies at least one predefined criteria.