Patent ID: 7677062
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: D06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A spraying device for a washing machine including a wash tub and a basket mounted within the wash tub, the basket configured to rotate, said spraying device comprising: a body mounted to the wash tub, said body comprising a wall having an outer surface, a water inlet and an annular channel defined therein, said channel in flow communication with said water inlet; a plurality of first nozzles defined within a first portion of said body, each first nozzle of said plurality of first nozzles defining an inlet and an outlet and extending through said wall in flow communication with said channel, at least a portion of each first nozzle unitary with said outer surface, said plurality of first nozzles configured to direct water in a first direction of flow through said channel with respect to a circumference of the wash tub; and a plurality of second nozzles defined within a second portion of said body, each second nozzle of said plurality of second nozzles defining an inlet and an outlet and extending through said wall in flow communication with said channel, at least a portion of each second nozzle unitary with said outer surface, said plurality of second nozzles configured to direct water in a second direction of flow through said channel with respect to the circumference of the wash tub opposite the first direction of flow, each first nozzle and each second nozzle comprising a boss protruding into said channel and surrounding said inlet to facilitate reducing a variation in water flow in said channel due to different alignments of said plurality of first nozzles and said plurality of second nozzles with respect to the first direction of flow.