Dishwasher with drain assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMateusz Michal Wolowicz, Pawel Krzysztof Kolodziej, Radoslaw Pawel Jonczyk
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Abstract
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a chassis, a tub supported by the chassis and at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving dishes, a structural element extending from the chassis along the tub and defining a socket; and a drain line extending between an inlet and an outlet and received in the socket.
Claims20
A drain assembly for a dishwasher having a water tank, the drain assembly comprising:
- a structural element defining a socket and attachable to a frame of the dishwasher, the socket having a first portion, a second portion, and a top portion connecting the first portion to the second portion;
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- a drain line extending between an inlet and an outlet and received in the socket;
- wherein the water tank is formed to fit with the socket along a sidewall of a tub of the dishwasher.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a chassis;
- a tub supported by the chassis and at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving dishes;
- a structural element extending from the chassis along the tub and defining a socket;
- a water tank formed to fit with the socket along a sidewall of the tub;
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- a drain line extending between an inlet and an outlet and received in the socket.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
- a chassis;
- a tub supported by the chassis and at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving dishes;
- an air break component;
- a structural element extending from the chassis along the tub and defining a socket having a first portion, a second portion, and a top portion connecting the first portion to the second portion, the top portion located at a higher elevation than the air break component;
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- a drain line extending between an inlet and an outlet and received in the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.