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US 2019/0290098 A1Published application
Dishwasher with moveable shelf
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsVikramsinh S. Mohite, Shailender Tiwari
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Abstract
A dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber that receives dishes for treatment, a dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall including a set of vertical tines.
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A dishwasher, comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment;
- a dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall including a set of vertical tines;
- a shelf having a planar body extending along a length and operably coupled to a set of vertical tines and rotatable between a stowed position that is upright and a deployed position that is substantially horizontal wherein the body includes at least one guide slot, each guide slot including an open channel formed at least in part by a first wall and a second wall, spaced from the first wall and joined by a rear wall forming a rear surface and wherein a vertical tine of the set of vertical tines is received within the open channel and the first wall and second wall are configured to guide movement of the shelf and the rear surface abuts the vertical tine in a manner configured to allow for vertical movement of the shelf along the set of vertical tines between at least a lower position and an upper position;
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- a cross-bar mounted to the planar body of the shelf and retaining at least one vertical tine of the set of vertical tines between the cross-bar and the planar body.
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A dishwasher, comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment;
- a dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall the side wall including a set of vertical tines and defining a first side and a second side;
- a shelf having a planar body extending along a length and operably coupled to the set of vertical tines and rotatable between a stowed position that is upright and a deployed position that is more horizontal wherein the planar body includes a set of guide slots, each guide slot including an open channel formed at least in part by a first wall and a second wall, spaced from the first wall;
- a cross-bar mounted to the planar body of the shelf and retaining at least one vertical tine of the set of vertical tines between the cross-bar and the planar body;
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- wherein the set of guide slots retain the set of vertical tines from the first side, and the cross-bar engages the at least one vertical tine at the second side.
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A dishwasher, comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment;
- a dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall including a set of vertical tines;
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- a shelf having a planar body extending along a length and operably coupled to the set of vertical tines and rotatable between a stowed position that is upright and a deployed position that is more horizontal and wherein the planar body includes a plurality of guide slots spaced apart from each other along the length, each guide slot including an open channel formed at least in part by a first wall and a second wall, spaced from the first wall, and joined by a rear wall forming a rear surface;
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- wherein a vertical tine of the set of vertical tines is received within the open channel wherein the vertical tine includes a first bend configured to form a first stop that engages the rear surface of the guide slot such that the shelf can be vertically adjusted to a first height correlating to a height of the first stop wherein the first wall and the second wall of the guide slot are configured to guide movement of the vertical tine within the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.