Patent ID: 9005369
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An automatic dishwasher for washing utensils according to a cycle of operation, comprising: a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber; a liquid spraying system supplying a spray of liquid to the treating chamber; a liquid recirculation system fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the liquid spraying system and defining a recirculation flow path for recirculating the sprayed liquid from the treating chamber to the liquid spraying system; and a liquid filtering system fluidly coupled to the recirculation flow path and comprising: a sensor providing an output indicative of a degree of clogging of the rotating filter; and a controller operably coupled to the diverter and the sensor and configured to move the diverter relative to the upstream surface in response to the sensor output to control the size of the gap based on the degree of clogging.