Apparatus to control the action of and to distribute washing fluid in a dishwashing machine

Claim 1

A WASHING APPARATUS TO CLEANSE A GROUP OF ARTICLES COMPRISING CONDUIT MEANS TO CONTINUOUSLY DIRECT A SINGLE UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY STREAM OF WASHING FLUID ALONG A GIVEN PATH WITH RESPECT TO THE LOCATION OF SAID ARTICLES, A ROTARY DEFLECTOR TO RECEIVE SAID STREAM ON ONE FACE THEREOF HAVING SURFACE CONFIGURATIONS ON SAID FACE TO CONVERT AND REDIRECT SAID ONE STREAM INTO A WASHING FLUID PATTERN FOR IMPINGEMENT AGAINST SAID ARTICLES, A SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO CARRY DEFLECTOR FOR ROTATION THEREON AND TO GUIDE THE SAME AXIALLY ALONG SAID GIVEN PATH THROUGH SAID ARTICLES, AND REVERSIBLE ACTUATION MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID ROTARY DEFLECTOR AND WITH SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE RESPECTIVELY TO CAUSE BODILY MOVEMENT OF SAID DEFLECTOR IN OPPOSITELY RELATED AXIAL DIRECTIONS ON SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SAID REVERSIBLE ACTUATION MEANS BEING RENDERED OPERATIVE BY THE ROTARY MOTION OF SAID DEFLECTOR RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE.