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US 11,944,255 B2Granted
Wall mounted dishwasher
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoel Boyer, Robert M Digman, Bassam Fawaz, Russell Dietrich
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Abstract
A wall mounted dishwasher incorporates storage into an exterior door of the dishwasher to facilitate user access to utensils stored in the dishwasher. The exterior door may be hinged and configured to rotate about a substantially vertical axis, and one or more spray devices and/or one or more fluid collection pans may be integrated into the exterior door.
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A wall mounted dishwasher, comprising:
- a wall mountable housing defining at least a portion of a wash tub;
- an exterior door coupled to the wall mountable housing, the exterior door movable between a closed position that restricts external access to the wash tub and an open position that provides external access to the wash tub;
- at least one spray device configured to spray wash fluid into the wash tub;
- a pump configured to supply wash fluid to the at least one spray device;
- a first storage element supported by the exterior door and configured to move with the exterior door, the first storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
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- a second storage element supported within the wash tub and configured to remain within the wash tub when the exterior door is moved from the closed position to the open position, the second storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
- wherein the exterior door is substantially vertical in the open position, and wherein the exterior door includes a fluid collection pan disposed below the first storage element to collect moisture that drips from the first storage element when the exterior door is in the open position.
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A wall mounted dishwasher, comprising:
- a wall mountable housing defining at least a portion of a wash tub;
- an exterior door coupled to the wall mountable housing, the exterior door movable between a closed position that restricts external access to the wash tub and an open position that provides external access to the wash tub;
- at least one spray device configured to spray wash fluid into the wash tub;
- a pump configured to supply wash fluid to the at least one spray device;
- a first storage element supported by the exterior door and configured to move with the exterior door, the first storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
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- a second storage element supported within the wash tub and configured to remain within the wash tub when the exterior door is moved from the closed position to the open position, the second storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
- wherein the first and second storage elements are disposed at a similar elevation and oppose one another when the exterior door is in the closed position, wherein the first storage element includes a sidewall configured to face the second storage element when the exterior door is in the closed position to additionally operate as a sidewall for the second storage element during washing, and wherein the second storage element defines a shelf with an open front facing the exterior door when the exterior door is in the closed position.
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A wall mounted dishwasher, comprising:
- a wall mountable housing defining at least a portion of a wash tub;
- an exterior door coupled to the wall mountable housing, the exterior door movable between a closed position that restricts external access to the wash tub and an open position that provides external access to the wash tub;
- at least one spray device configured to spray wash fluid into the wash tub;
- a pump configured to supply wash fluid to the at least one spray device;
- a first storage element supported by the exterior door and configured to move with the exterior door, the first storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
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- a second storage element supported within the wash tub and configured to remain within the wash tub when the exterior door is moved from the closed position to the open position, the second storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
- wherein the at least one spray device includes a first spray device supported on the exterior door.
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A wall mounted dishwasher, comprising:
- a wall mountable housing defining at least a portion of a wash tub;
- an exterior door coupled to the wall mountable housing, the exterior door movable between a closed position that restricts external access to the wash tub and an open position that provides external access to the wash tub;
- at least one spray device configured to spray wash fluid into the wash tub;
- a pump configured to supply wash fluid to the at least one spray device;
- a first storage element supported by the exterior door and configured to move with the exterior door, the first storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
- a second storage element supported within the wash tub and configured to remain within the wash tub when the exterior door is moved from the closed position to the open position, the second storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
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- a controller configured to operate the pump when performing a wash cycle;
- wherein the wash tub is a first wash tub, wherein the exterior door is a first exterior door that controls external access to the first wash tub, and wherein the wall mounted dishwasher includes a second wash tub and a second exterior door that controls external access to the second wash tub.
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A wall mounted dishwasher, comprising:
- a wall mountable housing defining at least a portion of a wash tub;
- an exterior door coupled to the wall mountable housing, the exterior door movable between a closed position that restricts external access to the wash tub and an open position that provides external access to the wash tub;
- at least one spray device configured to spray wash fluid into the wash tub;
- a pump configured to supply wash fluid to the at least one spray device;
- a first storage element supported by the exterior door and configured to move with the exterior door, the first storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
- a second storage element supported within the wash tub and configured to remain within the wash tub when the exterior door is moved from the closed position to the open position, the second storage element configured to store one or more utensils during washing;
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- a controller configured to operate the pump when performing a wash cycle;
- wherein the controller is further configured to activate a beverage container warming system to warm beverage containers stored in the wash tub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.