Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable position diverter for an appliance
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Application No.: US14849728Application Date: 2015-09-10
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Publication No.: US09743822B2Publication Date: 2017-08-29
- Inventor: Joel Charles Boyer , Matthew David Mersch
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: A47L15/42
- IPC: A47L15/42 ; F16K11/074 ; F16K31/524

Abstract:
A variable position diverter that provides wash fluid to selected combinations of outlet ports and spray assemblies. The diverter includes a housing having four fluid outlet ports, and a valve disk having a three apertures. The valve disk is rotated relative to the housing to align one or more of the three apertures with one or more of the four fluid outlet ports to selectively control the flow of wash fluid through corresponding spray assemblies. Selectively diverting wash fluid in this manner can improve wash performance and reduce cycle time while meeting government regulations regarding water usage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170071443A1 VARIABLE POSITION DIVERTER FOR AN APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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