Dishwasher with bulk wash aid dispenser
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1. An automatic household dishwasher for washing utensils in accordance with a user selected dishwashing cycle, comprising:
- a wash tub having top, bottom, side and rear walls, with the walls collectively forming an open-faced wash chamber for receiving utensils to be washed;
a moveably mounted door movable between an opened position for providing access to the wash chamber, and a closed position for selectively closing the open-face of the wash chamber during the dishwashing cycle;
a bulk wash aid dispenser mounted to an interior surface of the door for storing a supply of solid wash aid greater than that needed for a single dishwashing cycle;
a fluid conduit in the door and in fluid communication with a spray nozzle, the spray nozzle mounted near a bottom wall of the bulk wash aid dispenser;
a grid for supporting the supply of solid wash aid above the spray nozzle; and
wherein a fluid is delivered from the spray nozzle, through the grid and onto the solid wash aid for dissolving an amount of wash aid required for the single dishwashing cycle.
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Abstract
A dishwasher comprises a bulk wash aid dispenser than can store both solid and liquid bulk wash aids and dispense controllable amounts therefrom during dishwashing cycles. The controllable amounts are typically single charges, the amount required during a selected dishwashing cycle. The single charges can be dispensed individually or simultaneously and all at once or at various intervals.
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1. An automatic household dishwasher for washing utensils in accordance with a user selected dishwashing cycle, comprising:
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a wash tub having top, bottom, side and rear walls, with the walls collectively forming an open-faced wash chamber for receiving utensils to be washed; a moveably mounted door movable between an opened position for providing access to the wash chamber, and a closed position for selectively closing the open-face of the wash chamber during the dishwashing cycle; a bulk wash aid dispenser mounted to an interior surface of the door for storing a supply of solid wash aid greater than that needed for a single dishwashing cycle; a fluid conduit in the door and in fluid communication with a spray nozzle, the spray nozzle mounted near a bottom wall of the bulk wash aid dispenser; a grid for supporting the supply of solid wash aid above the spray nozzle; and wherein a fluid is delivered from the spray nozzle, through the grid and onto the solid wash aid for dissolving an amount of wash aid required for the single dishwashing cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A bulk wash aid dispenser for an automatic household dishwasher for washing utensils in accordance with a user selected dishwashing cycle, comprising:
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a housing defining a bulk wash aid storage area; a dispenser door moveably mounted to the housing moveable between an opened position and a closed position for selectively closing the bulk wash aid storage area; a bulk wash aid carrier mounted to an inner surface of the dispenser door and defining a chamber having a grid for supporting a bulk supply of solid wash aid, the chamber being accessible when the dispenser door is in the open position to permit the filling of the chamber with the solid wash aid; wherein to bulk wash aid dispenser stores a supply of wash aid greater than that needed for a single dishwashing cycle in the chamber; and a spray nozzle located within the housing to direct liquid spray into the chamber to effect the dispensing of an amount of wash aid required for the single dishwashing cycle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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