Dishwasher
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorMyungwon Ko
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub, a base below the tub, a door, a door bracket fastened to the door and rotatably connected to the tub, a cover panel that covers the door and the base and is movably disposed in the door, a link module that moves the cover panel in a length direction of the door, an upper holder fastened to the cover panel and movably mounted in the door, and a lower holder spaced apart from the upper holder, fastened to the cover panel, and movably mounted in the door. The door includes an upper guider that supports the upper holder guides movement of the cover panel, and a lower guider that supports the lower holder and guides movement of the cover panel. The door bracket is fastened to the door at a rear of the lower guider in which the lower holder is mounted.
Claims14
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub that defines a space for washing dishes, the tub having an open side;
- a base that is disposed at a lower side of the tub and that separates the tub from a floor surface;
- a door configured to open and close the open side of the tub;
- a door bracket that is fastened to the door and that is rotatably connected to the tub;
- a cover panel that covers the door and a side of the base, the cover panel being movably disposed at the door;
- a link module configured to move the cover panel in a length direction of the door based on rotation of the door;
- an upper holder that is fastened to a side of the cover panel and that is movably mounted in the door;
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- a lower holder that is spaced apart from the upper holder to a lower side of the upper holder, that is fastened to the side of the cover panel, and that is movably mounted in the door;
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- a cover panel fastening member that is spaced apart from the lower holder to a lower side of the lower holder and that is connected to the link module to move the cover panel,
- wherein the door comprises:
- an upper guider configured to guide movement of the cover panel disposed in front of the door, the upper holder being mounted to the upper guider,
- a lower guider configured to guide movement of the cover panel, wherein the lower holder is mounted to the lower guider, and a lower side of the upper guider is disposed in the lower guider, and
- a fastening member moving groove that is defined at a lower side of the lower guider and that accommodates the cover panel fastening member, and
- wherein the door bracket is fastened to a rear of the lower guider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.