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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul E. Beshears, Jr., Stevensville, MI (US);
Elliott V. Stowe, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/44 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4418 (2013.01); A47L 15/4217 (2013.01); A47L 15/4219 (2013.01); A47L 15/4409 (2013.01); A47L 15/4214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of dispensing detergent in a dishwasher having a wash tub that includes a fluid reservoir to hold a treating chemistry, a lid operatively mounted to the fluid reservoir, and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, and a hydraulic actuator is fluidly coupled to a fluid source and configured to initiate movement of the lid between its closed and open positions in response to fluid pressure applied to the actuator by the fluid source.