Retention clip for a carrier roller assembly
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAldo Vincent Kremmel, Zachary Wiles
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Abstract
A dishwasher appliance includes a carrier roller assembly for supporting a rack within a wash chamber. The carrier roller assembly includes a carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack. A retention clip is operably positioned within receiving slot adjacent to the wire of the rack. The retention clip includes a first end operably engaged with the wire, the first end being rigid, and a second end opposite the first end, the second end being depressible. The second end depresses to permit the retention clip to be inserted into the receiving slot.
Claims12
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a wash tub that defines a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing;
- a rack slidably positioned within the wash chamber and configured for movement along the transverse direction;
- a door rotatably mounted to the wash tub for providing selective access to the wash chamber;
- a carrier roller assembly for supporting the rack, the carrier roller assembly comprising:
- a carrier body mounted to the rack, the carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack, the receiving slot being defined in part by a first wall;
- a first prong extending from the carrier body into the receiving slot, the first prong having a first sloped profile complementary of a first surface of a first end of a retention clip;
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- a second prong extending from the carrier body into the receiving slot, the second prong having a second sloped profile complementary of the first surface of the first end;
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- the retention clip operably positioned within receiving slot adjacent to the wire of the rack, the retention clip comprising:
- the first end operably positioned proximal the wire, the first end being rigid, wherein the first end of the retention clip comprises the first surface, and wherein the first surface is sloped toward the wire;
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- a second end opposite the first end, the second end being resilient, wherein the second end deflects to permit the retention clip to be inserted into the receiving slot, and wherein the second end rebounds to retain the retention clip within the receiving slot.
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a wash tub that defines a wash chamber;
- a rack slidably positioned within the wash chamber;
- a carrier roller assembly for supporting the rack, the carrier roller assembly comprising:
- a carrier body mounted to the rack, the carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack, the receiving slot being defined in part by a first wall;
- a first prong extending from the carrier body into the receiving slot;
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- a second prong extending from the carrier body into the receiving slot;
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- a retention clip operably positioned within receiving slot adjacent to the wire of the rack, the retention clip comprising:
- a first end operably positioned proximal the wire, the first end being rigid;
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- a second end opposite the first end, the second end being resilient, wherein the second end deflects to permit the retention clip to be inserted into the receiving slot, and wherein the second end rebounds to retain the retention clip within the receiving slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.