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Dishwasher with combined liquid and air sprayers

  • US 10,524,634 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2017
  • Issued: 01/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dishwasher, comprising:

  • a wash tub;

    one or more sprayers disposed within the wash tub, wherein the one or more sprayers includes a tubular spray element rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof, the tubular spray element including one or more apertures extending through an exterior surface thereof;

    a liquid supply in fluid communication with the one or more sprayers and configured to supply a liquid to the one or more sprayers to spray the liquid onto utensils disposed within the wash tub;

    an air supply in fluid communication with the one or more sprayers and configured to supply pressurized air to the one or more sprayers to spray the pressurized air onto utensils disposed within the wash tub; and

    a tubular spray element drive coupled to the tubular spray element and configured to discretely direct the tubular spray element to each of a plurality of rotational positions about the longitudinal axis thereof when spraying at least one of liquid or pressurized air onto utensils disposed within the tub.

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