Rack assembly and dishwasher comprising same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJusik Kim, Johannes Busing
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Abstract
A rack assembly comprising a frame; and a fixing rack coupleable to the top of the frame. The fixed rack comprises: a housing forming an outer contour of the fixing rack, the housing including a bottom surface that is at least partially open; a plurality of horizontal ribs, formed on the bottom surface of the housing, and spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of vertical ribs formed on the bottom surface of the housing perpendicular to the plurality of horizontal ribs, and spaced apart from each other, and the fixing rack has a region that is curved along a direction parallel to the plurality of vertical ribs.
Claims16
A rack assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a fixing rack coupleable to a top of the frame, and including
- a housing forming an outer contour of the fixing rack,
- a plurality of horizontal ribs forming a bottom surface of the housing, and each horizontal rib of the plurality of horizontal ribs is spaced apart from another horizontal rib of the plurality of horizontal ribs, and
- a plurality of vertical ribs forming the bottom surface of the housing perpendicular to the plurality of horizontal ribs, and each vertical rib of the plurality of vertical ribs is spaced apart from another vertical rib of the plurality of vertical ribs, and
- wherein the plurality of horizontal ribs include:
- at least one curved region formed by a descending portion and a rising portion.
A dishwasher comprising:
- a main body;
- a washing tub inside the main body and configured to accommodate a target to be washed;
- and
- a rack assembly on which the target to be washed is mountable, and including a frame and a fixing rack coupleable to a top of the frame,
- wherein the fixing rack includes:
- a housing forming an outer contour of the fixing rack,
- a plurality of horizontal ribs forming a bottom surface of the housing, and each horizontal rib of the plurality of horizontal ribs is spaced apart from another horizontal rib of the plurality of horizontal ribs, and
- a plurality of vertical ribs forming the bottom surface of the housing perpendicular to the plurality of horizontal ribs, and each vertical rib of the plurality of vertical ribs is spaced apart from another vertical rib of the plurality of vertical ribs, and
- wherein the plurality of horizontal ribs include:
- at least one curved region formed by a descending portion and a rising portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.