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.
Claims16
A door assembly for a dishwasher comprising a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and the door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising:
- an interior door panel capable of being adjacent the treating chamber and having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and 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;
- a trim bezel mounted to the first side of the interior door panel;
- a window assembly support frame provided on the second side of the interior door panel and where the window assembly support frame is configured to support the window assembly such that an entire weight of the window assembly, including both the first and second spaced window panes, is carried by the interior door panel and the window assembly is at least partially aligned with the first and second window openings;
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- a seal fluidly sealing at least one of the window assembly or the window assembly support frame to the trim bezel.
A door assembly for a dishwasher comprising a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and the door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising:
- an interior door panel having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first window opening and configured to be placed adjacent the treating chamber;
- 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;
- a trim bezel mounted to the first side of the interior door panel;
- a window assembly support frame provided on the second side of the interior door panel and where the window assembly support frame is configured to support the window assembly such that an entire weight of the window assembly, including both the first and second spaced window panes, is carried by the interior door panel and where the window assembly support frame is configured to support the window assembly such that the window assembly extends from the second side of the interior door panel and where the window assembly is at least partially aligned with the first and second window openings;
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- a seal fluidly sealing at least one of the window assembly or the window assembly support frame to the trim bezel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.