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 has a chassis supporting the tub. The chassis has a base and defines a space below the tub, and a terminal box having at least one enclosure wall defining an interior is located within the space. A wire connection box is located within the interior of the terminal box. The wire connection box includes a housing and multiple terminals, and is configured to receive and couple the electrical connection for the dishwasher and the electrical mains power line.
Claims20
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 defining a space below the tub;
- a terminal box located within the space and having at least one enclosure wall defining an interior;
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- 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 and wherein the housing is configured to keep wires from contacting the at least one enclosure wall of the terminal box.
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 defining a space underneath the tub;
- a terminal box located within the space and having a rear wall and an enclosure wall extending from the rear wall, together defining an interior, wherein the rear wall comprises a first opening configured to receive an electrical mains power line and wherein the enclosure wall comprises a second opening configured to receive a dishwasher electrical connection;
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- a wire connection box fastened to the rear wall of the terminal box and having a housing with multiple terminals electrically coupling the electrical mains power line and the dishwasher electrical connection, wherein the housing isolates the electrical mains power line and the dishwasher electrical connection from the rear wall and the enclosure wall of the terminal box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.