Dish treating appliance with a dish rack and rail assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsCharles Ellsworth Nearpass, Thomas Matthew O'Brien, Benjamin Nicholas Fulbright, Michael Earl Gatt
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Abstract
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a tub having at least a rear wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of opposing side walls. The tub at least partially defines a treating chamber with an access opening. A rail mounting assembly includes a pair of braces. Each of the braces are coupled with a different one of the opposing side walls. A rail assembly is mounted to each of the braces. A dish rack is slidingly mounted to the rail assemblies for movement in and out of the treating chamber relative to the access opening.
Claims20
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation, the dish treating appliance comprising:
- a tub having at least a rear wall and a pair of opposing side walls and at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening;
- a rail mounting assembly comprising a pair of rail mounting braces,
- a biasing assembly comprising a spring for biasing each rail mounting brace against a different one of the opposing side walls;
- a rail assembly mounted to each rail mounting brace;
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- a dish rack slidingly mounted to the rail assemblies for movement in and out of the treating chamber relative to the access opening;
- wherein each of the rail mounting braces comprises a first portion extending along at least a portion of the one of the opposing side walls and a second portion extending along at least a portion of the rear wall;
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- wherein the spring is positioned between the second portions of the rail mounting braces.
A rail mounting assembly for a dish treating appliance comprising:
- first and second rail mounting braces, each of the first and second rail mounting braces comprising a first portion configured to extend along at least a portion of a side wall of the dish treating appliance and a second portion extending along at least a portion of a rear wall of the dish treating appliance;
- at least one cross brace extending between the second portions of the rail mounting braces;
- a biasing assembly comprising a spring for biasing each of the second portions of the rail mounting brace against a different one of opposing side walls of the dish treating appliance;
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- a rail assembly mounted to each rail mounting brace.
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation, the dish treating appliance comprising:
- a tub having at least a rear wall and a pair of opposing side walls and at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening;
- a rail mounting assembly comprising a pair of rail mounting braces,
- a biasing assembly comprising a spring for biasing each rail mounting brace against a different one of the opposing side walls, the spring disposed adjacent the rear wall;
- a rail assembly mounted to each rail mounting brace;
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- a dish rack slidingly mounted to the rail assemblies for movement in and out of the treating chamber relative to the access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.