Patent ID: 9119517
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher comprising: a tub at least partially forming a treating chamber; a dish rack provided within the treating chamber and defining a utensil zone in which utensils are received for washing; a spray manifold having multiple sprayers, each sprayer having an outlet through which liquid is sprayed to collectively define a first spray zone directed toward the utensil zone, and each sprayer having a volumetric flow rate requirement; a supply conduit through which liquid is supplied to the spray manifold from a liquid source and comprising an outlet opening in fluid communication with the spray manifold, wherein the outlet opening is off-center relative to the spray manifold and closer to at least one of the multiple sprayers than at least one other of the multiple sprayers; and a flow diverter opposing the outlet opening and proportionally dividing the liquid supplied from the supply conduit to the multiple sprayers in proportion to the volumetric flow rate requirement of the multiple sprayers.