Patent ID: 8702873
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher comprising: a tub defining a wash chamber and having a bottom wall; a salt solution holder for holding a salt solution, the salt solution holder positioned at the bottom wall of the tub and defining an interior volume; a gate positioned between the wash chamber of the tub and the interior volume of the salt solution holder; an anode positioned at the interior volume of the salt solution holder, the anode comprising titanium and a rhodium oxide coating, the rhodium oxide coating of the anode being in contact with the salt solution; a cathode positioned at the interior volume of the salt solution holder and spaced from the anode, the cathode comprising titanium and a rhodium oxide coating, the rhodium oxide coating of the cathode being in contact with the salt solution in the salt solution holder; and a source of current to provide a voltage across the anode and cathode to generate chlorine from the salt solution, the chlorine being introduced into the wash chamber during a rinse cycle to sanitize objects in the wash chamber.