Door assembly for a dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsKEVIN T. KUTTO, FREDERICK A. MILLETT, ANTHONY B. WELSH
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and a door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly having an interior door panel, an exterior door panel, a window assembly and a window assembly support frame provided on the interior door panel to support the window assembly.
Claims20
A door assembly for a dishwasher comprising a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and a door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising:
- an interior door panel adjacent the treating chamber and having a first window opening;
- an exterior door panel, opposite the interior door panel and having a second window opening at least partially aligned with the first window opening;
- a window assembly comprising first and second spaced window panes defining an intervening sealed chamber;
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- a window assembly support frame provided on the interior door panel and supporting the window assembly such that an entire weight of the window assembly is carried by the interior door panel and the window assembly is at least partially aligned with the first and second window openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.