US 7,464,718 B2
Dishwasher liquid delivery systems
Carrie Lilley McIntyre, Mount Prospect, Ill. (US); Carlos Eduardo Sanchez, Miami, Fla. (US); Martin Mitchell Zentner, Prospect, Ky. (US); Jeffrey Neal Slotnick, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Rodney James Barry, Louisville, Ky. (US); Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, Ky. (US); Christopher Browning Harlow, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); Kittipat Vichyavichien, Bangkok (Thailand); and John W. Pettengill, Brooklyn, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/601,612.
Prior Publication US 2005/0000551 A1, Jan. 06, 2005
Int. Cl. B08B 3/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 134—94.1  [134/99.2] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A dishwasher comprising:
a cabinet comprising a tub having a front opening and a door assembly forming a wash chamber; and
at least one system for dispensing a liquid, said at least one system in flow communication with said wash chamber, said system comprising:
a reservoir coupled to said door assembly and comprising a housing including an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture operatively disposed therein, said inlet aperture configured to receive the liquid in said reservoir, said outlet aperture configured to facilitate passage of the liquid from said reservoir;
a plurality of tubes in flow communication with said reservoir; and
a dispenser in flow communication with said reservoir and said plurality of tubes, said dispenser comprising a check valve and a body, said check valve configured to receive the liquid from one of said plurality of tubes in a first direction only, said body comprising a trough and a cover pivotably coupled to said body, said trough configured to dispense the liquid into said dishwasher.