Dishwasher comprising a bistable filter and a method for mounting a bistable filter in a dishwasher
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorSarah Tempelmann
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dishwasher comprising a washing chamber, a water circulating system and a water filtering system, said water filtering system is arranged in the lower part of the washing chamber, wherein said water filtering system comprises a filter through which at least some of the circulating water is passing, said filter having bistable characteristics such that it has two stable shapes and is flippable from one stable position to the other by a force applied on the filter in a direction toward the other stable shape, wherein the filter is securable in the lower part of the washing chamber by flipping the filter from one stable shape to the other. The invention furthermore relates to a method for mounting the filter in a dishwasher.
Claims16
A dishwasher comprising:
- a washing chamber;
- a water circulating system;
- and
- a water filtering system, said water filtering system is arranged in a lower part of the washing chamber, wherein the lower part defines a recess,
- wherein said water filtering system comprises a filter defining a filter surface, said filter surface configured to filter and allow at least some circulating water to pass therethrough, said filter having bistable characteristics such that the entire filter surface is flippable between two stable shapes
- wherein the filter is flippable from one stable shape of the filter surface to an other stable shape of the filter surface by a force applied on the filter in a direction toward the other stable shape, and
- wherein the filter is securable in the lower part of the washing chamber by flipping the filter from the one stable shape to the other stable shape, such that the filter is configured to engage the recess of the lower part of the washing chamber when flipped to the other stable shape.
A dishwasher comprising;
- a washing chamber;
- a water circulating system;
- and
- a water filtering system, said water filtering system is arranged in a lower part of the washing chamber, wherein the lower part defines a recess,
- wherein said water filtering system comprises a filter configured to allow at least some circulating water to pass therethrough, said filter having bistable characteristics such that the filter has two stable shapes,
- wherein the filter is flippable from one stable shape to an other stable shape by a force applied on the filter in a direction toward the other stable shape, and
- the filter is securable in the lower part of the washing chamber by transitioning the filter from the one stable shape to an intermediary shape between the two stable shapes of the filter, such that transitioning the filter from the one stable shape to the intermediary shape is configured to cause the filter to engage the recess of the lower part of the washing chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.