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US 2020/0345202 A1Published application
Sump mounting assembly having one or more latches
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsBrian Steven Riddle, Steven Chadwick Koepke
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Abstract
A sump mounting assembly for mounting a sump with the tub of a dishwasher appliance is provided herein. The sump mounting assembly may include a sump having a seal extending around the side of the sump, one or more latch receivers mounted to the bottom side of the sump, and one or more latches rotatably attached to the latch receivers, wherein rotation of the latch causes compression of the seal, thereby sealing the tub.
Claims20
A sump mounting assembly comprising:
- a sump including;
- a top side;
- a bottom side;
- a side extending between the top side and the bottom side;
- a latch receiver connected to the bottom side, the latch receiver including;
- a latch post having a first post end connected to the bottom side and a second post end displaced from the bottom side;
- and
- a latch retainer having a first retainer end connected to the second post end and a second retainer end;
- a seal extending around the side;
- and
- a latch rotatably mounted to the latch receiver, wherein at least a portion of the latch may extend beyond the side of the sump and seal in order to maintain the position of the sump.
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A dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a cabinet having a front cabinet opening;
- a hinged door for accessing and sealing the front cabinet opening;
- a wash tub that defines a wash chamber, the wash tub including;
- an interior bottom surface, the interior bottom surface having a tub opening;
- and
- a tub lip extending below the interior bottom surface and defining the tub opening;
- one or more spray assemblies for introducing wash fluids into the wash chamber;
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- a sump mounting assembly, which rests atop the tub lip, and which includes;
- a sump including;
- a top side;
- a bottom side;
- and
- a side extending between the top side and the bottom side;
- a latch receiver connected to the bottom side, the latch receiver including;
- a latch post having a first post end connected to the bottom side of the sump and a second post end displaced from the bottom side of the sump;
- a latch retainer having a first retainer end connected to the second post end and a second retainer end;
- a seal extending around the side;
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- a latch rotatably mounted to the latch receiver and including;
- a latch head for attaching the latch to the latch post;
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- a latch handle connected to the latch head for use in rotating the latch head about the latch post to an extended position such that the latch handle extends beyond the side of the sump;
- wherein rotation of the latch to an extended position compresses the seal against the tub lip, thereby preventing leaks through the tub opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.