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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Leo Edward Hodapp, Jr., Greenville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/20 (2006.01); B08B 7/04 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/44 (2013.01); A47L 15/0049 (2013.01); A47L 2401/24 (2013.01); A47L 2401/30 (2013.01); A47L 2401/32 (2013.01); A47L 2501/05 (2013.01); A47L 2501/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher appliance includes a spray detection sensor and a variable speed pump. Based upon signals from the spray detection sensor, a speed of the variable speed pump is changed. By changing the speed of the variable speed pump, a trajectory of wash fluid from a spray assembly of the dishwasher appliance is also changed such that the wash fluid is directed towards a detergent dispenser of the dishwasher appliance. A related method for operating a dishwasher appliance is also provided.