Sound abatement for a dishwasher appliance
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAvinash R. Patil, Brandon KG Schaefer, James Murray Klump
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Abstract
A dishwashing appliance is provided having one or more sound abatement features for blocking sound transmission emanating from the appliance during operation. Spaces or gaps present between the dishwashing appliance and the cabinetry in which it is installed can be blocked by features having one or more chambers that attenuate the transmission of sound therefrom. Such sound abatement features can be readily incorporated into the design of a dishwashing appliance and provide a relatively inexpensive alternative to conventional designs.
Claims19
A dishwashing appliance, comprising:
- a body that includes a wash chamber for the receipt of articles for washing, the wash chamber having an opening towards a front of the body that provides access inside the wash chamber, the body defining opposing sides extending along a vertical direction and a top side extending along a lateral direction;
- a sound abating device connected to the body along the opposing sides and the top side, the sound abating device extending from the body and into contact with cabinetry located adjacent to the top side and the opposing sides, the sound abating device comprising
- a connecting portion for attachment to the body;
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- a baffle portion defining at least one chamber extending longitudinally along the sound abating device at the top and opposing sides.
A dishwashing appliance, comprising:
- a body that includes a wash chamber for the receipt of articles for washing, the body having opposing sides extending along a vertical direction and a top side extending between the opposing sides along a lateral direction;
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- a sound abating device connected to the body along the opposing sides and top side and extending on both opposing sides to a support below the dishwashing appliance, the sound abating comprising a baffle portion defining at least one chamber that extends longitudinally along the sound abating device at the top and opposing sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.