Variable position diverter for an appliance

    公开(公告)号:US09980624B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US14854292

    申请日:2015-09-15

    IPC分类号: A47L15/42

    CPC分类号: A47L15/4221

    摘要: A variable position diverter that provides wash fluid to selected combinations of outlet ports and spray assemblies. The diverter includes a housing having a plurality of outlet ports and a valve disk having a plurality of apertures. The valve disk is rotated relative to the housing to align one or more of the plurality of apertures with one or more of the plurality of outlet ports to selectively control the flow of wash fluid through a plurality of spray assemblies. Selectively diverting wash fluid in this manner can improve wash performance and reduce cycle time while meeting government regulations regarding water usage.

    Hydraulically-driven dishwasher diverters

    公开(公告)号:US09931015B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-03

    申请号:US14606355

    申请日:2015-01-27

    IPC分类号: A47L15/22 A47L15/42

    摘要: Hydraulically-driven dishwasher diverters are disclosed herein. An example hydraulically-driven dishwasher diverter includes a diverter housing having a plurality of wash zone openings defined therethrough corresponding to respective wash zones of a dishwasher, and a rotating cylindrical diverter valve including a valve outlet to fluidly couple a fluid flowing through the cylindrical diverter valve through one of the wash zone openings, a flexible portion adjacent the valve outlet to seal another one of the wash zone openings in response to fluid pressure in the cylindrical diverter valve while the valve outlet is fluidly flowing the fluid through the one of the wash zone openings.

    Dishwasher diverter valves with continuous calibration

    公开(公告)号:US09763552B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-19

    申请号:US14303012

    申请日:2014-06-12

    IPC分类号: A47L15/42

    摘要: Diverter valves and associated dishwashers with continuous calibration are provided. An example dishwasher includes a diverter valve assembly. The diverter valve assembly is configured to output a signal having a plurality of pulses. Each of the plurality of pulses has an activation time indicative of movement of the diverter valve assembly into one of a plurality of positions. The dishwasher performs operations including receiving the signal from the diverter valve assembly and determining a current activation time associated with the most recent pulse exhibited by the signal. The operations include determining a current position of the plurality of positions based at least in part on the current activation time and a plurality of average activation times respectively associated with the plurality of positions. The operations include, after determining the current position, updating the average activation time associated with the current position based at least in part on the current activation time.

    Variable position diverter for an appliance

    公开(公告)号:US09737191B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US14849709

    申请日:2015-09-10

    摘要: A variable position diverter that provides wash fluid to selected combinations of outlet ports and spray assemblies. The diverter includes a housing having a first fluid outlet, a second fluid outlet, and a valve disk having four apertures. The valve disk is rotated relative to the housing to align one or more of the four apertures with one or both of the first fluid outlet and the second fluid outlet 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.

    Dishwasher Rack Lift Mechanism
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170202428A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-20

    申请号:US15001353

    申请日:2016-01-20

    IPC分类号: A47L15/50 A47L15/23 A47L15/42

    摘要: A rack lifting assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The rack lifting assembly includes frame having rotatably mounted wheels to enable the frame to be rolled in and out of the wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. A lower rack may be operably coupled to the frame by a pulley system including a rope winding between a first set of pulleys mounted to the frame and a second set of pulleys mounted to the lower rack. A retracting means, such as a motor, may wind and unwind a rope of the pulley system to move the lower rack vertically within the frame. Linear slides are mounted on the left and right sides of the frame to guide the lower rack, thereby keeping it in a horizontal orientation while lifting.