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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ramasamy Thiyagarajan, Louisville, KY (US);
Ronald Scott Tarr, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeremy Russell Croom, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier U.S. Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Dishwasher appliances are provided. A dishwasher appliance includes a tub that defines a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing, and a rack assembly arranged within the tub. The dishwasher appliance further includes a fluid ejection assembly, the fluid ejection assembly including an ejection head disposed within the wash chamber, the ejection head operable to eject fluid into the wash chamber. In one embodiment, the dishwasher appliance further includes a passive deflection assembly, the passive deflection assembly including a deflection unit disposed within the wash chamber for deflecting fluid from the ejection head towards the rack assembly. In another embodiment, the dishwasher appliance further includes a deflection assembly, the deflection assembly including a deflection unit disposed within the wash chamber for deflecting fluid from the ejection head towards the rack assembly, the deflection assembly further including a magnet operable to move the deflection unit.