Detachable Dishwasher Spray Arm

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20240358221
  • Publication Number
    20240358221
  • Date Filed
    April 25, 2023
    a year ago
  • Date Published
    October 31, 2024
    5 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Gress; Wylan (Harrisonville, PA, US)
Abstract
The Dish Washer Track Spray System is the only product of its kind that can be installed into any exiting dishwasher and has the capability of spraying the internal water steam, in all directions, to ensure all dishes come out clean regardless of placement. This unprecedented device is uniquely designed with durable, high-quality materials to ensure long-term sustainability and can easily become a go-to-adaptation accessory for home use and commercial purposes.
Description
BACKGROUND

Unloading a dishwasher and finding dirty plates is an inconvenient problem many individuals face on a daily basis. There are several possible causes for dishes to come out dirty but the most common reason is related to either a poor water spray system, within the dishwasher, that fails to reach all angles of the dishes stored within or if the unit is overcrowded, blocking the spray system effectiveness.


There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.


An apparatus that enhances the effectiveness of the classic dishwasher, ensuring those hard to reach areas get cleaned, is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main purpose of the detachable dishwasher spray arm is to provide users with an internal water spray system that ensures all angles of dishes are adequately and thoroughly washed.


A disclosed dishwasher device includes a drive track configured with a pressurized water supply and comprising a first end and a second end and a length. The disclosure also includes a guide track configured parallel with the drive track and comprising a first end and a second end and a length equal to the length of the drive track. The disclosure additionally includes an arm configured to travel in the guide track and to receive the pressurized water supply from the drive track. The disclosure further includes reactive turbine blades positioned on the arm and each configured to spin in reaction to jets thereon releasing the pressurized water.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the dishwasher device in situ, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.



FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a turbine blade with angled jets, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.



FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of a turbine blade at an angle to the hub in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.





Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.



FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the dishwasher device in situ in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. The view includes the dish washer floor DW, the guide tracks E, the drive track referenced as F, hub water sprayer referenced as C, turbine blades T also known as spinners, arm A, trigger returns R and drain DR.



FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the turbine blade with angled jets in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Each turbine blade T is attached to a hub H and includes angled jets JA angled with respect to each respective blade which cause a spinning of each turbine blade in one circular direction in a plane of rotation perpendicular to the hub H.



FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the turbine blade with angled blades in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The angle theta between a pitch of each blade T and a sidewall of the hub H set the hub spinning in a circular direction in a plane of rotation perpendicular to the hub H and to the arm A. The jets J therefore are angled to the hub H by the pitch of each respective blade.


The present disclosed the detachable dishwasher spray arm, also known as “Dish Washer Track Spray System”, offers a modern option that is built to spray the water in an upward swirling motion slowing for all angles and directions of the dishwasher to be covered during cleaning; thereby, ensuring all dishes are properly washed, post cycle. Due to the swirling motion, users will also be able to place soiled dishes in any space, within the dishwasher, without having to worry about whether or not their dishes will get cleaned. Expanding on the initial design of an average dishwasher, the Dish Washer Track Spray System introduces a novel attachable water system that is set on the bottom of the dishwasher and moves forward and backwards via a track system which functions to pump water into a tube and moves forward and backwards via a track system which functions to pump water into a tube strategically designed with five spinners and a turbine to activate the spinning motion. When water flows through the tube it is circulated and is guaranteed to spray the entire interior of the dishwasher, in all varying directions. This innovative, top-quality product enhances the functionality of any average dishwasher and helps ensure better cleaning with each cycle.


Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.

Claims
  • 1. A dishwasher device comprising: a drive track configured with a pressurized water supply and comprising a first end and a second end and a length;a guide track configured parallel with the drive track and comprising a first end and a second end and a length equal to the length of the drive track;an arm configured to travel in the guide track and to receive the pressurized water supply from the drive track; anda plurality of reactive turbine blades positioned on the arm and each configured to spin in reaction to jets thereon releasing the pressurized water.
  • 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a trigger disposed at the first end and the second end of the guide track and configured to trigger the arm.
  • 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the trigger switches a direction of travel of the arm parallel to and back and forth along the guide track.
  • 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the jets are configured at an angle relative to a plane of rotation of the reactive turbine blades.
  • 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the jets are configured at a 35 degree angle relative to a plane of rotation of the reactive turbine blades.
  • 6. The device of claim 1, further comprising another guide track having a length equal to the guide track length.
  • 7. The device of claim 6, wherein a space between the guide track and the other guide track is equal to the guide track length.
  • 8. The device of claim 6, where the guide track and the other guide track form a square in a plane of rotation of the reactive turbine blades.
  • 9. The device of claim 6, wherein the drive track is centered between the guide track and the other guide track and parallel thereto.
  • 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the drive track receives the pressurized water from a connection in a middle of the drive track.
  • 11. The device of claim 1, further comprising a hub for four each of the plurality of reactive turbine blades.
  • 12. The device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of reactive turbine blades are configured at an angle to a sidewall of a respective hub.
  • 13. The device of claim 11, wherein each hub comprises jets for a further release of the pressurized water therefrom.
  • 14. The device of claim 11, further comprising five hubs disposed equidistantly on the arm.
  • 15. The device of claim 1, wherein the arm travels parallel to and back and forth relative to the drive track.
  • 16. The device of claim 1, further comprising an after market connection of the guide track to an existing pressurized water supply.
  • 17. The device of claim 16, further comprising a water pressure turbocharger configured to increase the existing water pressure.