Dishwasher having a terminal box
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRichard Lawrence Kretz, Harry Wayne Dickson
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Abstract
A dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a chassis supporting the tub and defining a space below the tub, a terminal box located within the space and having at least one enclosure wall defining an interior, and a wire connection box located within the interior wherein the wire connection box includes a housing and multiple terminals inset within the housing and wherein the wire connection box is configured to receive an electrical connection for the dishwasher coupled to an electrical mains power line.
Claims13
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
- a chassis supporting the tub and including two spaced footings with a first rail suspended between a first end of the two spaced footings and a second rail suspended between a second end of the two spaced footings and wherein the two spaced footings and the first rail and the second rail collectively define a space below the tub;
- a terminal box located within the space and defining an interior, a first hook extends from an upper section of the terminal box and is configured to retain one of the first rail or the second rail;
- a wire connection box located within the interior wherein the wire connection box includes a non-conductive housing and multiple conductive terminals and wherein the wire connection box is configured to receive an electrical connection for the dishwasher coupled to an electrical mains power line;
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- a fastener operably coupling the terminal box to one of the two spaced footings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.