Patent ID: 7754024
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher apparatus comprising: a dish rack including a wire member and a pivotable cup support, the pivotable cup support being configured to hold cups; a feed tube for a spray arm rotatably disposed beneath the dish rack; an intensive washing zone disposed in a region of the dish rack beneath the pivotable cup support, the intensive washing zone including a rod-shaped pipe element attached to the wire member and having an outlet nozzle; a pipe branch for the intensive washing zone, the pipe branch being disposed in a region of the feed tube and being configured for communicating with the pipe element via a T-piece and a valve; and an actuator configured to cooperate with the pipe element so as to enable the intensive washing zone to be activated and deactivated, the actuator cooperating with the pivotable cup support such that pivoting of the pivotable cup support is operable to open and close the valve.