Systems for mounting spray assemblies in dishwasher appliances
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJustin Daniel Ryan, Steven Chadwick Koepke, Nathaniel Lee Min Sheeran
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Abstract
A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber and a wash conduit in the wash chamber. A third rack assembly is slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the second rack assembly with a third spray assembly positioned within the third rack assembly. The third spray assembly is configured to direct wash fluid at articles located in the third rack assembly. The third spray assembly includes a protrusion positioned at a bottom portion of the third spray assembly. The protrusion is attachable to the third rack assembly in order to mount the third spray assembly to the third rack assembly.
Claims19
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a wash chamber;
- a wash conduit in the wash chamber;
- a first rack assembly slidably positioned within the wash chamber;
- a first spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber and configured to direct wash fluids at the first rack assembly;
- a second rack assembly slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the first rack assembly;
- a second spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber and configured to direct wash fluids at the second rack assembly;
- a third rack assembly slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the second rack assembly, the third rack assembly comprising a wire framework and a wire insert selectively mountable on the wire framework;
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- a third spray assembly positioned within the third rack assembly and configured to direct wash fluid at articles located in the third rack assembly, the third spray assembly comprising,
- a protrusion positioned at a bottom portion of the third spray assembly, the protrusion attachable to the third rack assembly in order to mount the third spray assembly to the third rack assembly,
- wherein the wire insert is slidably positionable within the wire framework beneath the third spray assembly, when the third spray assembly is mounted to the third rack assembly.
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a wash chamber;
- a wash conduit in the wash chamber;
- a first rack assembly slidably positioned within the wash chamber;
- a first spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber and configured to direct wash fluids at the first rack assembly;
- a second rack assembly slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the first rack assembly;
- a second spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber and configured to direct wash fluids at the second rack assembly;
- a third rack assembly slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the second rack assembly, the third rack assembly comprising a wire framework and a wire insert selectively mountable on the wire framework;
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- a third spray assembly positioned within the third rack assembly and configured to direct wash fluid at articles located in the third rack assembly, the third spray assembly comprising,
- a protrusion positioned at a bottom portion of the third spray assembly, the protrusion attachable to the third rack assembly in order to mount the third spray assembly to the third rack assembly, and
- a channel portion is configured to engage the third rack assembly in order to guide one end of the third spray assembly into a mounting position,
- wherein the wire insert is slidably positionable within the wire framework beneath the third spray assembly, when the third spray assembly is mounted to the third rack assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.