Dishwasher including a storage part
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorMyungwon Ko
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a storage part in which a washing target is stored. The storage part includes a guide disposed in an edge area, a frame coupled to the guide, and a tray coupled to the frame. The tray includes a locking portion protruding from an edge area thereof and coupled to the frame, and configured to elevate the tray with respect to the frame. The frame includes a slot in which the locking portion is inserted, and a rail protruding toward the slot and forming some area of an outer shape of the slot, and configured to guide the movement of the locking portion and suppress the locking portion from being separated from the slot.
Claims20
A dishwasher comprising a storage part, wherein the storage part is configured to accommodate a washing target, the storage part comprising:
- a guide disposed at an edge area of the storage part;
- a frame coupled to the guide;
- and
- a tray coupled to the frame,
- wherein the tray comprises a locking portion that protrudes from an edge area of the tray and is movably coupled to the frame, the locking portion being configured to elevate the tray with respect to the frame,
- wherein the frame defines a slot that receives the locking portion,
- wherein the frame comprises a rail that defines at least a portion of an outer shape of the slot and has a surface spaced apart from the slot, the rail being configured to guide movement of the locking portion and to restrict the locking portion from being separated from the slot,
- wherein the locking portion comprises:
- a protrusion that protrudes from the edge area of the tray and is inserted in the slot, and
- a hook that is curved from the protrusion and faces the rail, the hook being hooked to the rail and configured to move along the slot.
A dishwasher comprising a storage part, wherein the storage part is configured to accommodate a washing target, the storage part comprising:
- a guide disposed at an edge area of the storage part;
- a frame coupled to the guide;
- and
- a tray coupled to the frame,
- wherein the tray comprises a locking portion that protrudes from an edge area of the tray and is coupled to the frame, the locking portion being configured to elevate the tray with respect to the frame,
- wherein the frame defines a slot that receives the locking portion,
- wherein the frame comprises a rail that defines at least a portion of an outer shape of the slot and has a surface spaced apart from the slot, the rail being configured to guide movement of the locking portion, and
- wherein the locking portion comprises a hook coupled to the slot and configured to restrict the locking portion from being separated from the slot, the hook being hooked to the rail and configured to move along the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.