Rotating filter for a dishwasher
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1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the dishes for treatment;
a sprayer proximate to the tub to spray liquid into the treating chamber;
a pump fluidly coupled between the treating chamber and the sprayer to define a circulation circuit for circulating the sprayed liquid from the treating chamber to the sprayer;
a housing fluidly coupled to the circulation circuit and defining a filter chamber;
a rotating filter located within the housing such that the circulated liquid passes through the rotating filter from an upstream surface to a downstream surface as the rotating filter rotates; and
a first diverter extending along and positioned away from at least a portion of at least one of the upstream or downstream surfaces, with at least a first portion of the first diverter abutting a first portion the rotating filter to define a floating relative relationship between the first diverter and the rotating filter and define a gap therebetween.
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Abstract
A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a washing chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filtering system includes a rotating filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid.
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1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, comprising:
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a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the dishes for treatment; a sprayer proximate to the tub to spray liquid into the treating chamber; a pump fluidly coupled between the treating chamber and the sprayer to define a circulation circuit for circulating the sprayed liquid from the treating chamber to the sprayer; a housing fluidly coupled to the circulation circuit and defining a filter chamber; a rotating filter located within the housing such that the circulated liquid passes through the rotating filter from an upstream surface to a downstream surface as the rotating filter rotates; and a first diverter extending along and positioned away from at least a portion of at least one of the upstream or downstream surfaces, with at least a first portion of the first diverter abutting a first portion the rotating filter to define a floating relative relationship between the first diverter and the rotating filter and define a gap therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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