Universal inner member for a slide assembly of a dishwasher appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAbhisek Agrawal, Justin Daniel Ryan
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub that includes a tub side wall. The dishwasher appliance also includes a slide assembly mounted to the tub side wall. The slide assembly includes a universal inner member that includes a front slot, a back slot, and a center tab. The front slot and the back slot each defined the universal inner member. The center tab is located between the front slot and the back slot approximately along a first direction. The slide assembly also includes a slide apparatus attached to the universal inner member.
Claims20
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a wash chamber, the tub comprising a first tub side wall and a second tub side wall;
- a first slide assembly mounted to the first tub side wall at a vertical height, the first slide assembly comprising a first universal inner member comprising a first front slot and a first back slot each defined therethrough, the first front slot and the first back slot spaced apart approximately along the transverse direction, the first universal inner member also comprising a first center tab located between the first front slot and the first back slot, and a first slide apparatus attached to the first universal inner member;
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- a second slide assembly mounted to the second tub side wall at the vertical height, the second slide assembly comprising a second universal inner member comprising a second front slot and a second back slot each defined therethrough, the second front slot and the second back slot spaced apart approximately along the transverse direction, the second universal inner member also comprising a second center tab located between the second front slot and the second back slot, and a second slide apparatus attached to the second universal inner member.
A dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a tub comprising a tub side wall;
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- a slide assembly mounted to the tub side wall, the slide assembly comprising:
- a universal inner member comprising a front slot, a back slot, and a center tab, the front slot and the back slot each defined the universal inner member, the center tab located between the front slot and the back slot approximately along a first direction;
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- a slide apparatus attached to the universal inner member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.