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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Fadler, St. Charles, MO (US);
Philip S. Johnson, Granite City, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4973 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher pump assembly according to one example embodiment includes a pump having a housing and a pumping chamber within the housing. The pumping chamber includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet has a center axis. The assembly also includes a motor having a shaft operably coupled to the pump for rotating the pump. The shaft has a center axis that is offset from the center axis of the fluid inlet. Other embodiments, assemblies and methods are also disclosed.