Dishwasher with vertically adjustable dish rack

US10582829B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen · Saint Joseph, US
• Ronald M. Nowell, Jr. · Saint Joseph, US
• Richard Lawrence Kretz · Findlay, US
• Kapil Gupta · Sunnyvale, US
• Darryl C. Bodine · Saint Joseph, US
• Jerry M. Visin · Benton Harbor, US
• Ameresh B. Viswanathan · Three Rivers, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 10, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 30, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L15/507
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one dish rack in the treating chamber, and a rack height adjustment assembly. The rack height adjustment assembly includes an adjuster plate slidably coupled to the at least one dish rack and fixed vertically relative to the tub, the adjuster plate including at least one adjuster detent, a locking lever having a catch end that is biased to engage the adjuster detent to hold the dish rack in place in either a lowered or raised position, the locking lever being pivotally movable relative to the at least one dish rack between an engaging position where the catch end engages the adjuster detent and a release position where the catch end does not engage the adjuster detent and the dish rack is vertically movable between the lowered and raised positions, and an actuator configured to move the locking lever to the release position when the actuator is moved from an undepressed position to a depressed position.