Leak control system and dishwasher incorporating the same

A leak protection apparatus for a dishwasher door including a door panel member having a liquid dispenser unit mounted thereto and extending therethrough from an interior-facing side to an exterior-facing side of said door panel member, said leak protection apparatus comprising:

• a fluid-directing member defining a containment portion and including a conduit in communication with and extending from the containment portion, said fluid-directing member being adapted to operably engage the exterior-facing side of the door panel member such that said containment portion at least partially surrounds the liquid dispenser unit, the conduit being configured to channel liquid leaking from the liquid dispenser unit from the containment portion, and through the door panel member, away from the exterior-facing side of the door panel member.

A door comprising:

• a door panel member having a liquid dispenser unit mounted thereto and extending therethrough from an interior-facing side to an exterior-facing side of said door panel member;
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• a fluid-directing member operably engaged with said door panel member about the exterior-facing side of the door panel member, wherein the fluid-directing member defines a containment portion that at least partially surrounds said liquid dispenser unit and includes a conduit in communication with the containment portion and configured to channel liquid leaking from the liquid dispenser unit from the containment portion, and through said door panel member, away from the exterior-facing side of said door panel member.

A leak control system for a dishwasher, comprising:

• an inner door panel member pivotably mounted to a tub portion and having a liquid dispenser unit mounted thereto, the liquid dispenser unit having a portion extending through the inner door panel member;
• a fluid-directing member operably engaged with an outward side of inner door panel member and defining a containment portion configured to at least partially surround the portion of the liquid dispenser unit extending through the inner door panel member to contain any liquid leaking from the liquid dispenser unit, outwardly of the outward side of the inner door panel member, the fluid-directing member further defining a channel member in communication with the containment portion and configured to channel the leaking liquid from the containment portion to a port extending into the tub portion of the dishwasher.