Dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsEvan Joseph Wahl, Richard Lee Hammond, Chandler Alexander Longley, Emily Joy Phillips, Elliott Vernon Stowe, Joseph Allen Gregory
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Abstract
A household appliance for treating articles according to an automatic cycle of operation, the household appliance comprising: a chassis having an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, the chassis including a door assembly having an inner door surface forming part of the interior surface of the chassis; and a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the interior surface. The dispenser assembly can include a cartridge receptacle, a cover, and a linkage.
Claims20
A household appliance for treating articles according to an automatic cycle of operation, the household appliance comprising:
- a chassis having an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, the chassis including a door assembly having an inner door surface forming part of the interior surface of the chassis;
- and
- a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the interior surface, the dispenser assembly comprising:
- a cartridge receptacle defining a cartridge seat;
- a cover;
- and
- a linkage coupling the cartridge receptacle and the cover such that the cartridge receptacle and the cover are movable relative to each other;
- wherein the cartridge receptacle is movable relative to the inner door surface.
A household appliance for treating articles according to an automatic cycle of operation, the household appliance comprising:
- a chassis having an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, the chassis including a door assembly having an inner door surface forming part of the interior surface of the chassis;
- a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the interior surface, the dispenser assembly comprising:
- a cartridge receptacle defining a cartridge seat;
- a cover;
- and
- a linkage coupling the cartridge receptacle and the cover such that the cartridge receptacle and the cover are movable relative to each other;
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- a pivot coupling pivotably coupling the cartridge receptacle and the cover to the inner door surface.
A household appliance for treating articles according to an automatic cycle of operation, the household appliance comprising:
- a chassis having an interior surface at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the articles for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, the chassis including a door assembly having an inner door surface forming part of the interior surface of the chassis;
- a dispenser assembly operably coupled to the interior surface, the dispenser assembly comprising:
- a cartridge receptacle defining a cartridge seat;
- a cover;
- and
- a linkage coupling the cartridge receptacle and the cover such that the cartridge receptacle and the cover are movable relative to each other;
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- wherein the linkage comprises a spring and the spring biases the cover away from the cartridge receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.