公开(公告)号：US20190269297A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US15908969

申请日：2018-03-01

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Kapil Gupta ,  Richard Lawrence Kretz ,  Ronald M. Nowell ,  Matthew M. Hansen

IPC: A47L15/50 ,  A47B57/26

Abstract: Disclosed is a dishwasher having an interior with a tub, a dish rack slidably attached to the tub, the dish rack having a plurality of vertically-oriented side rails, and a height adjustment system including first and second height adjustment mechanisms provided alongside walls of the dish rack for vertically shifting the dish rack between lowered and raised positions relative to the tub. Each of first and second height adjustment mechanisms includes an adjuster arm fixed vertically relative to the tub, having at least one locking boss at the first end, and a locking clip on the adjuster arm having at least one locking tab adapted to couple with the locking boss to prevent the rack from shifting vertically relative to the adjuster arm. The locking clip has a pair of interference ribs engaging a pair of side rails to prevent rotational movement of the rack with respect to the dishwasher.

公开(公告)号：US20190125161A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15797647

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen ,  Ronald M. Nowell, JR. ,  Richard Lawrence Kretz ,  Kapil Gupta ,  Darryl C. Bodine ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Ameresh B. Viswanathan

IPC: A47L15/50 ,  A47L15/46 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/16 ,  A47L15/22 ,  A47L15/44

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240341532A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18756536

申请日：2024-06-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Peter I. Bilionis ,  Kapil Gupta ,  Akshay Sanjay Tondwal

IPC: A47J43/07

CPC classification number: A47J43/0705

Abstract: A countertop appliance includes a body with a pedestal and a mixer head that is operably coupled to the body and defines a slot. An adjustment assembly is operably coupled to and selectively disposed within the mixer head. The adjustment assembly includes an actuation feature that defines detents and includes an actuator with a first engagement member and a second engagement member. A slider that includes a knob extends outwardly from the slot defined by the mixer head. The knob is selectively coupled to the actuation feature. A barrier member is operably coupled to the slider proximate to the slot defined by the mixer head and the actuation feature.

公开(公告)号：US20220386817A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17336728

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Peter I. Bilionis ,  Kapil Gupta ,  Akshay Sanjay Tondwal

IPC: A47J43/07

Abstract: An adjustment assembly for a counter appliance includes a bracket that defines an opening and includes retention features defined proximate to the opening. A slider is operably coupled to the bracket and includes a knob that extends through the opening that is defined by the bracket. The slider defines a groove and a notch. A barrier member is operably coupled to the slider and is selectively coupled to the retention features of the bracket. The barrier member includes a spine that is slidably disposed within the groove defined by the slider and selectively engaged with the notch.

公开(公告)号：US10022037B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US15222356

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Kevin T. Kutto ,  Ronald M. Nowell, Jr. ,  Kapil Gupta ,  Matthew M. Hansen ,  Sujay S. Dabade ,  Harshal J. Bhajak ,  Richard Lawrence Kretz

IPC: A47L15/00 ,  A47L15/50 ,  B23P19/00

Abstract: A dish rack is supported for vertical movement relative to a dishwasher tub between lowered and raised positions. To raise the rack, spring biased locking levers provided on side walls of the dish rack are pivoted to cause wing members of the locking levers to release locking tabs, extending in a cantilevered fashion from locking straps secured to the rack, from locking openings provided in adjuster arms which are fixed vertically relative to the tub, thereby disengaging the locking straps from the adjuster arms to enable the rack to be lifted to the raised position. To lower the rack, the locking levers are again pivoted to reposition support members of the locking straps into positions offset from the adjuster arms, thereby enabling the rack to be guided to the lowered position where the locking tabs automatically engage the adjuster arms.