In-sink dishwasher with integrated latch
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJohn M. DeBoer, Larry D. Marks, Ryan K. Roth
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Abstract
A dish-cleaning appliance comprising a sink defining a wash chamber with an open top for providing access to the wash chamber. A liquid recirculation system is provided for spraying liquid onto the dish rack to effect the cleaning of any dishes along the rack. The lid is mounted to the sink and is movable to selectively cover the open top of the bowl. A latch is provided to hold the lid in the closed position. The latch comprises a catch and a strike, with the strike having an integrated handle resulting in a small form factor.
Claims43
A dish-cleaning appliance comprising:
- a sink comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a wash chamber, with the peripheral side wall defining a top opening providing access to the wash chamber;
- a lid mounted to the sink and movable between an opened and a closed position to selectively cover the top opening the lid is in the closed position, the lid having a lower surface and an upper surface, with the lower surface facing the bottom wall when the lid is closed;
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- a latch for holding the lid in the closed position, the latch comprising:
- a strike rotatably mounted to the lid for rotation between a latched and a released position,
- a handle mounted to the strike and the handle is accessible by a user for rotating the strike between the latched and released position by manipulating the handle, and
- a catch mounted to the sink and engaging the strike when the lid is in the closed position and the strike is in the latched position,
- whereby the user can grasp the handle and move the lid to the closed position where the strike, in the latched position, is engaged by the catch to hold the lid in the closed position, and the user can rotate the handle to rotate the strike to the released position, permitting the movement of the lid from the closed to the opened position.
An in-sink dish-washer comprising:
- a sink comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a wash chamber, with the peripheral side wall defining a top opening providing access to the wash chamber;
- a lid mounted to the sink and movable between an opened and a closed position to selectively cover the top opening when the lid is in the closed position, the lid having a lower surface and an upper surface, with the lower surface facing the bottom wall when the lid is closed;
- a strike comprising a handle and a strike face, with the handle being directly connected to the strike face, the strike is mounted to the lid for rotation between a latched and a released position and the handle is spaced above the upper surface and the strike face is spaced below the lower surface when the lid is closed;
- a catch mounted to the sink and engaging the strike face when the lid is in the closed position and the strike is in the latched position;
- whereby the user can grasp the handle and move the lid to the closed position where the strike, in the latched position, is engaged by the catch to hold the lid in the closed position, and the user can rotate the handle to rotate the strike to the released position, permitting the movement of the lid from the closed to the opened position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.