Patent ID: 7695571

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: an outer support body; a drawer slidingly received in the outer support body, said drawer including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls that collectively define a washing chamber; a lid shiftably mounted in the outer support body for selectively closing the washing chamber; a dishrack positioned in the washing chamber for supporting articles to be exposed to a washing operation; a paddlewheel including multiple deflector members spaced along a longitudinal axis of the paddlewheel, the paddlewheel being rotatably mounted in the washing chamber at an upper portion of the rear wall, wherein the multiple deflector members include at least one fluid diverging deflector member and at least one paddle deflector member; and a spray bar mounted adjacent the paddlewheel in the washing chamber, the spray bar including a plurality of nozzles adapted to direct jets of washing fluid onto the at least one paddle deflector member to impart a rotational force to the paddlewheel, and onto the at least one fluid diverging deflector member causing, said jets of washing fluid to diverge into multiple streams of washing fluid which are sprayed randomly about the washing chamber during the washing operation.