US 11,849,900 B2
Dishwasher
Frederick Thomas Roderick, Coloma, MI (US); Mark Steven Feddema, Kalamazoo, MI (US); and Joseph Allen Gregory, Niles, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/365,015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000305 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/22 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/4282 (2013.01) [A47L 15/0007 (2013.01); A47L 15/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub;
a displaceable sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack, and displaceable within a range of movement;
a deflector operably coupled to the sprayer wherein the sprayer is displaced along the range of movement in response to the relative movement between the dish rack and tub bringing a dish within the dish rack into contact with the deflector.