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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Kristopher L. Delgado, Stevensville, MI (US);
Michael I Hirsh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Nathan W. Kryglowski, Stevensville, MI (US);
Rafael G. Reyes, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Michael S. Seeley, South Haven, MI (US);
Barry E. Tuller, Stevensville, MI (US);
Chad T. Vanderroest, Covert, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A household appliance, such as dishwasher, includes a bulk unit-dose dispenser configured to hold multiple unit doses of treating chemistry and dispense the treating chemistry at the appropriate time in a cycle of operation. The bulk unit-dose dispenser can include a multiple compartments moveable along a track, and the compartments can be sequentially moved into registry with a dispensing opening of the appliance.