FILTER CLEANER FOR A DISHWASHING APPLIANCE

摘要

A cleaner is provided for a filter of a dishwashing appliance. The filter cleaner rotates within the filter and uses nozzles to remove particulates on the filter surface. Energy from fluid flow caused by a pump is used to rotate the filter cleaner. The particulates removed from the filter are pumped away for disposal.

主权项

1. A dishwashing appliance, comprising:
a wash chamber; a filter for the receipt of fluid that has circulated through the wash chamber, the filter having a chamber defined by a cylindrically-shaped interior surface through which the fluid flows for filtering; a filter cleaner, comprising
a base defining a fluid outlet for the flow of fluid from the chamber of the filter;a bearing supported upon the base;a rotatable body positioned within the chamber of the filter and rotatably supported by the bearing, the rotatable body defining an interior channel for fluid flow that is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the base; anda pair of arcuate-shaped arms positioned on opposing sides of the rotatable body, each arm having a nozzle positioned at a distal end of the arm and adjacent to the interior surface of the filter, the nozzle defining an inlet for the receipt of fluid and particles from the interior surface of the filter, each arm defining a fluid pathway providing fluid communication between the inlet of the nozzle and the interior channel of the rotatable body.