Patent ID: 11969129
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening;
a door selectively closing the access opening;
at least one dish rack located within the treating chamber;
an air inlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber;
an air outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber;
a rotating arm assembly located within the tub below the at least one dish rack and having a rotatable hub with a liquid conduit, a spray arm carried by the rotatable hub and fluidly coupled to the liquid conduit, and an air mixing arm carried by the rotatable hub and rotationally spaced from the spray arm; and
a motor having an output shaft extending into the tub, the output shaft operably coupled to the rotatable hub to provide a rotational driving force thereto and wherein rotation of the rotatable hub rotates the air mixing arm to move air within the treating chamber whereby air is drawn in through the air inlet and is expelled out the air outlet to establish air flow through the treating chamber.