Adjustable rack assembly of a dishwasher appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorAbhisek Agrawal
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Abstract
A dishwasher appliance may include an adjustable rack assembly. The adjustable rack assembly may include a side wall and may be transitionable between an upper position and a lower position along the vertical direction. In addition, the dishwasher appliance may include a bracket assembly that may be attached to the side wall. Further, the bracket assembly may include a rack mount and a lever. The rack mount may include a top portion. The lever may be hingeably coupled to the rack mount at the top portion.
Claims17
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a wash chamber;
- a slide assembly comprising an inner track and an outer track, the outer track comprising a locator bracket and a mount bracket;
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- an adjustable rack assembly mounted within the tub, wherein the adjustable rack assembly is transitionable between one or more predetermined positions along the vertical direction, the adjustable rack assembly comprising:
- a dishrack comprising a side wall;
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- a bracket assembly attached to the side wall, the bracket assembly comprising rack mount and a lever, the rack mount comprising a top portion, a locator pin, and a bracket channel, the lever comprising a handle portion, a hinge portion positioned at a fulcrum of the lever, and a support portion, wherein the lever is hingeably coupled to the top portion of the rack mount, wherein the rack mount is directly attached to the outer track of the slide assembly, wherein the locator bracket is located to the rack mount at the locator pin, and wherein the mount bracket is attached to the rack mount at the bracket channel.
A dishwasher appliance comprising:
- an adjustable rack assembly comprising a side wall, wherein the adjustable rack assembly is transitionable between an upper position and a lower position;
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- a bracket assembly attached to the side wall, the bracket assembly comprising a rack mount and a lever, the rack mount comprising a top portion and a locking tray positioned at the top portion of the rack mount, the locking tray comprising a pair of locking tab, the lever comprising a spring, wherein the lever is hingeably coupled to the rack mount at the locking tray, and wherein the spring is held by the pair of locking tabs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.