Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dishwasher drain assemblies having overmolded volutes
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Application No.: US14551131Application Date: 2014-11-24
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Publication No.: US10064537B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Rodney M. Welch
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: McGarry Bair PC
- Main IPC: A47L15/42
- IPC: A47L15/42 ; F04D29/40 ; F04D29/42 ; A47L15/00

Abstract:
Dishwasher drain assemblies having overmolded volutes are disclosed. A disclosed example drain assembly for a dishwasher having a tub, a sump fluidly coupled to the tub, and a discharge outlet includes a drain pump having an impeller to pump fluid from the sump to the discharge outlet, and a resilient member overmolded onto at least a portion of the drain pump, the resilient member defining a volute for the drain pump.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160143504A1 DISHWASHER DRAIN ASSEMBLIES HAVING OVERMOLDED VOLUTES Public/Granted day:2016-05-26
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