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A dishwasher dispenser control having a circuit including two single pole, double throw switches for actuating the heater of the dishwasher independently or in combination with dispenser elements of the dishwasher. The operators for the dispenser elements, in the illustrated embodiment, are low resi

A dishwasher dispenser control having a circuit including two single pole, double throw switches for actuating the heater of the dishwasher independently or in combination with dispenser elements of the dishwasher. The operators for the dispenser elements, in the illustrated embodiment, are low resistance, bimetal heater elements and are arranged to be connected in series with the dishwasher heater to effect operation of the dispensers. In one arrangement, a single one of the dispenser operator elements is connected in series with the dishwasher heater, and in another arrangement, each of the dispenser elements is connected in series with the heater element.

대표청구항 ▼

In a dishwasher apparatus having an electric heater, an electric detergent dispenser operator, an electric wetting agent dispenser operator, said heater and said operators electrically serially connected, and control means for cyclically operating the dishwasher through washing, rinsing and drying o

In a dishwasher apparatus having an electric heater, an electric detergent dispenser operator, an electric wetting agent dispenser operator, said heater and said operators electrically serially connected, and control means for cyclically operating the dishwasher through washing, rinsing and drying operations, improved circuit means operated by said control means for electrically connecting said heater, said wetting agent dispenser operator, and said detergent dispenser operator selectively between opposite first and second power supply connections, said circuit means comprising: means for connecting said heater to said first power supply connection; first switch means for connecting said second power supply connection selectively to (a) said detergent dispenser operator and (b) an electrical connection means; second switch means for connecting said heater selectively to (c) between said series connected operators and (d) to said electrical connection; and means for selectively arranging said first and second switch means (e) to connect said heater and said second power supply connection to said electrical connection means to connect said heater directly between said first and second power supply connections for energization of the heater, (f) to connect said detergent dispenser operator directly between said second power supply connection and said heater to energize said detergent dispenser operator and heater concurrently, and (g) to connect said detergent dispenser operator and wetting agent dispenser in series between said second power supply connection and said heater to energize said operators and heater concurrently.