Patent ID: 8181659

Claim:
A dish washer, comprising: a tub that receives a plurality of dishes in an interior space thereof; a sump that holds washing water; at least one spray nozzle that sprays the washing water into the interior space; and at least one ultraviolet (UV) generator that directs a UV beam into the interior space, wherein the at least one UV generator is mounted at a corresponding side wall of the tub, and wherein the at least one UV generator includes: a housing mounted at a pass through hole formed in the corresponding side wall of the tub, wherein the housing holds a UV lamp or a UV light emitting diode (LED); and a bracket mounted on an exterior side of the corresponding side wall of the tub opposite the housing and connected to the housing so as to mount the housing in the pass through hole, wherein the housing includes a seating portion that is seated on an inner circumferential surface of the pass through hole, and the bracket includes a compression portion that presses the seating portion into the pass through hole when the bracket is fastened to the housing, and wherein the compression portion of the bracket is elastically deformable and is supported on the exterior side of the corresponding side wall of the tub to elastically support the housing in the pass through hole.