Patent ID: 9675230
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A47L,B29L,B33Y,C02F

Claim:
1. A dishwasher appliance, comprising: a tub that defines a wash chamber, the tub defining a filter medium such that the filter medium is integrally formed within the tub, the tub also defining a supply conduit within the tub, the tub defining an unfiltered compartment and a filtered compartment within the tub, the filter medium positioned between the unfiltered and filtered compartments within the tub, the filter medium defining a plurality of pores between the unfiltered and filtered compartments of the tub, the tub extending between a top portion and a bottom portion, the filter medium extending between the top portion of the tub and the bottom portion of the tub within the tub, the pores of the plurality of pores positioned adjacent the bottom portion of the tub being larger than pores of the plurality of pores positioned adjacent the top portion of the tub; a pump mounted to the tub; a spray assembly disposed within the wash chamber of the tub, the supply conduit of the tub extending from the filter medium to the spray assembly such that the supply conduit of the tub directs filtered water from the filter medium to the spray assembly during operation of the pump.