Dish washing machine having upper door and lower door with sealing member
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsTomohiko Matsuno, Tetsuo Harada, Yasuhisa Fukui
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Abstract
A dish washing machine according to the present invention has vertically divided upper and lower doors 16 and 17 for covering an opening of a washing chamber. The upper door 16 is opened through its upward pivotal movement about its shafts 20. The lower door 17 is opened through its downward pivotal movement about its shafts 22. The upper door 16 is fully opened through its pivotal movement substantially through 180 degrees. The lower door 17 is opened to a substantially horizontal position. And when the lower door 17 is in this opened state, a basket 4 contained in the washing chamber 3 can be pulled out onto the lower door 17.
Claims15
A dishwashing machine, comprising:
- a washing chamber having an opening at a front thereof;
- an upper door having shafts at an upper portion thereof, said upper door being opened through an upward pivotal movement thereof about its respective shafts, said upper door further including a handle at a lower portion thereof, said handle being operatable for opening and closing of said upper door;
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- a lower door having shafts at a lower portion thereof, said lower door being opened through a downward pivotal movement thereof about its respective shafts, said lower door including an operation preventing member for making the handle inoperable when said lower door is closed;
- the upper door and said lower door collectively covering the opening, said upper door and said lower door being vertically arranged, with said upper door being disposed above said lower door;
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- said upper door and said lower door being configured so that said upper door can be opened after said lower door is opened, and so that said lower door can be closed after said upper door is closed.
A dishwashing machine, comprising:
- a washing chamber having an opening at a front thereof;
- an upper door having shafts at an upper portion thereof, said upper door being opened through an upward pivotal movement thereof about its respective shafts;
- a lower door having shafts at a lower portion thereof, said lower door being opened through a downward pivotal movement thereof about its respective shafts;
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- a sealing member disposed between said upper door and said lower door;
- the upper door and said lower door collectively covering the opening, said upper door and said lower door being vertically arranged, with said upper door being disposed above said lower door, so that when said upper door and said lower door are closed, an upper edge of said lower door and a lower edge of said upper door overlap each other in a width direction of the opening, with said sealing member being held between the overlapped edges to prevent water leakage between the overlapped edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.