Adjustable conduit in dishwasher appliances
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorSteven Chadwick Koepke
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Abstract
A dishwasher appliance includes a tub comprising a top wall and a back wall. The tub defines a wash chamber. The dishwasher appliance includes a diverter assembly at a bottom of the wash chamber, an upper spray assembly positioned proximate the top wall to the tub and configured to direct wash fluid downward into the wash chamber, and a wash conduit in the wash chamber. The wash conduit includes a supply channel extending between the diverter assembly and the upper spray assembly. The wash conduit further includes a retainer portion on a top side of the wash conduit. The retainer portion is configured to engage a clip on the top wall of the tub in order to position the wash conduit in contact with an inner side of the back wall of the tub.
Claims20
A dishwasher appliance, comprising,
- a tub comprising a top wall and a back wall, the tub defining a wash chamber;
- a diverter assembly at a bottom of the wash chamber;
- an upper spray assembly positioned proximate the top wall to the tub and configured to direct wash fluid downward into the wash chamber;
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- a wash conduit in the wash chamber, the wash conduit comprising:
- a first supply channel comprising a first supply channel inlet, the first supply channel extending between the diverter assembly and a wash conduit outlet;
- a second supply channel comprising a second supply channel inlet, the second supply channel extending between the diverter assembly and the upper spray assembly;
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- a retainer portion on a top side of the wash conduit, the retainer portion configured to engage a clip on an inner side of the top wall of the tub in order to position the wash conduit in contact with the back wall of the tub, the upper spray assembly coupled to an upper outlet of the wash conduit.
A dishwasher appliance, comprising,
- a tub comprising a top wall and a back wall, the tub defining a wash chamber;
- a diverter assembly at a bottom of the wash chamber;
- an upper spray assembly positioned proximate the top wall to the tub and configured to direct wash fluid downward into the wash chamber;
- and
- a wash conduit in the wash chamber, the wash conduit comprising:
- a supply channel extending between the diverter assembly and the upper spray assembly;
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- a retainer portion on a top side of the wash conduit, the retainer portion configured to engage a clip on the top wall of the tub in order to position the wash conduit in contact with the back wall of the tub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.