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US 10,478,041 B2Granted
Sealing member and dishwasher having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung Su Ser, Gong Soo Kim, Jae Man Joo
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a main body, a washing tub that is disposed inside the main body and includes an opening formed on a front surface thereof, a door that opens and closes the opening, and a sealing member that seals between the washing tub and the door. The sealing member includes a fixing unit that is fixed to a lower portion of the door, and a sealing unit that extends toward a front side of the washing tub from the fixing unit and is brought into contact with an inner surface of the washing tub.
Claims23
A dishwasher comprising:
- a main body;
- a washing tub that is disposed inside the main body and includes an opening formed on a front surface thereof and a front surface frame forming the opening;
- a door including a first frame to open and close the opening;
- and
- a sealing member that seals between the washing tub and the door,
- wherein the sealing member includes
- a fixing unit that is fixed to a lower portion of the door,
- a sealing unit that extends toward the door from the fixing unit and is brought into contact with an inner surface of the washing tub, and
- at least one strength reinforcement rib protruding from the fixing unit to have a length corresponding to a spaced distance between the first frame and the fixing unit when the door is closed, an end portion of the at least one strength reinforcement rib being brought into contact with the first frame to be supported by the first frame during opening and closing of the door, and
- wherein the sealing unit forms a closed loop and a hollow is formed inside the closed loop, and when the door is opened, one part of the sealing unit is positioned outside of a space between the fixing unit and the front surface frame of the washing tub, and the other part of the sealing unit is positioned in the space between the fixing unit and the front surface frame.
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A dishwasher comprising:
- a main body;
- a washing tub that is disposed inside the main body and includes an opening formed on a front surface thereof and a front surface frame forming the opening;
- a door including a first frame to open and close the opening;
- and
- a sealing member that seals between the washing tub and the door,
- wherein the sealing member includes
- a fixing unit that is fixed to a lower portion of the door, and
- a sealing unit that extends toward the door from the fixing unit and is brought into contact with an inner surface of the washing tub,
- at least one strength reinforcement rib protruding from the fixing unit to have a length corresponding to a spaced distance between the first frame and the fixing unit when the door is closed, an end portion of the at least one strength reinforcement rib being brought into contact with the first frame to be supported by the first frame during opening and closing of the door,
- wherein the sealing unit forms a closed loop and a hollow is formed inside the closed loop, and
- as the door is opened, the hollow narrows and then the closed loop is deformed by the front surface frame and the first frame so that inner walls of the closed loop overlap each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.