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US 12,453,454 B2Granted
Dishwasher with a housing
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAjinkya Anish Bhat, Waldemar Piotr Muzyka, Malhar Devidas Tidke
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Abstract
A dishwasher and method of operating a dishwasher according to a cycle of operation includes a set of electrical components, a controller operably coupled to the set of electrical components, and an electrical connector electrically coupling the controller to at least one electrical component in the set of electrical components.
Claims20
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior;
- a tub located within the interior and defining a treating chamber;
- a set of electrical components;
- a controller operably coupled to the set of electrical components;
- an electrical connector electrically coupling the controller to at least one electrical component in the set of electrical components;
- a housing at least partially forming a water barrier chamber receiving the electrical connector, and also forming a radio frequency interference (RFI) barrier, the housing having a top cap and a platform, the platform at least partially forming the RFI barrier and having a first side and a second side, the water barrier chamber being formed between opposing portions of the first side of the platform and the top cap;
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- a clip securing the electrical connector within the water barrier chamber, the clip extending from the second side, to the first side, along a respective portion of the top cap, and at least partially overlying the water barrier chamber when in a closed position.
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A dishwasher, comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior;
- a tub located within the interior and defining a treating chamber;
- a first electronic component and a second electronic component located within the chassis;
- an electrical connector electronically coupling the first electronic component to the second electronic component;
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- a housing projecting from the chassis into the interior, the housing at least partially forming a water barrier chamber receiving the electrical connector, and also forming a radio frequency interference (RFI) barrier, the housing comprising:
- a platform having a first surface;
- a top cap connected to the platform, the water barrier chamber being formed by a space between opposing portions of the first surface of the platform and the top cap, the top cap having a first flange, and an opening;
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- a first sidewall extending from the first surface of the platform and being adjacent to the first flange, the first sidewall being at least partially overlaid by the top cap, the first sidewall and the first flange collectively forming a first wire guide through which a first wire extends through the opening, around a respective portion of the first flange and the sidewall, and to the electrical connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.