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Dish washing machine having upper door and lower door with sealing member

US6578587B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 2001
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L15/4261
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

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.

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