Fluid flow diverter for a dishwasher appliance

摘要

The present invention provides a diverter that may be used to control the flow of fluid to different locations or components within a dishwashing appliance. One or more dual outlets, each having an outer port that surrounds an inner port, can be used with rotating disk (or rotating valve) to selectively control the flow of fluid to various locations within the appliance. One or more single outlets may also be added to the diverter as desired depending upon the number of locations in the dishwasher to which the delivery of the fluid is desirable.

主权项

1. A fluid flow diverter for a dishwashing appliance, comprising:
a housing that includes:
an inlet for the ingress of fluid into the housing;a dual outlet for the egress of fluid from the housing, the dual outlet formed by an outer port that surrounds and is concentric with an inner port, the outer port providing a separate fluid flow path from the inner port; a rotatable disk for selectively allowing the flow of fluid from the inlet to either the inner port or the outer port of the dual outlet, said rotatable disk having a plurality of openings for flow through of fluid; and, a motor connected with said rotatable disk and configured for turning said rotatable disk so as to align one or more of the plurality of openings of said rotatable disk with the dual outlet.