公开(公告)号：US10010235B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US14973218

申请日：2015-12-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jonathan Gephart ,  Antony Rappette ,  Peter Richmond ,  Steven Vornsand ,  Rodney Welch

IPC: A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/50

CPC classification number: A47L15/4221 ,  A47L15/502 ,  A47L15/507 ,  A47L2401/06 ,  A47L2401/14 ,  A47L2401/30 ,  A47L2501/26

Abstract: A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation and including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, multiple sprayers emitting a liquid into the treating chamber, and a diverter valve having a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets and a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane.

公开(公告)号：US10694919B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15939872

申请日：2018-03-29

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jonathan Gephart ,  Antony Rappette ,  Peter Richmond ,  Steven Vornsand ,  Rodney Welch

IPC: A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/50

Abstract: A diverter valve assembly includes a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets, a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane, indicia provided on the membrane corresponding to each of the multiple outlets, and a sensor configured to sense the indicia and provide an output of the sensed indicia.