Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Aldo Vincent Kremmel

Kyle James Brewer

Logan Chayse Dunaway

Zachary Wiles

Rocco Cordaro

Jason Allen Rowe

Senthil Nathan Jaganathan

Sheng-Yuan Hsu

Pirapat Kitipongpatana

Rajeswar Reddy Battu

A dishwasher appliance includes an apron frame, a wash tub positioned on top of the apron frame and defining a wash chamber for receipt of a load of articles, and a dampening tub support positioned between the apron frame and the wash tub. The dampening tub support includes a mounting structure that is attached to the apron frame and defines a tub support surface for supporting the wash tub and a resilient member lining the tub support surface between the mounting structure and the wash tub.

Dampening tub support for a dishwasher appliance

A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a receiving chamber; at least one rack assembly removably positioned within the receiving chamber, the at least one rack assembly including a wire frame member; and a rack piece removably coupled to the at least one rack assembly. The rack piece includes a first arm positioned along a first lateral side of the at least one rack assembly; and a second arm positioned along a second lateral side of the at least one rack assembly opposite the first lateral side, wherein the rack piece is formed from a recyclable molded pulp material.

Molded pulp packaging insert for a dishwasher appliance

A handle clip for securing an appliance handle during shipping may include a mount segment securable to the appliance handle. The handle clip may also include a support segment that may extend from the mount segment away from the appliance handle. The handle clip may further include a connection segment joined to the support segment for receipt on a wire frame. The connection segment may include a rigid tab. The rigid tab may include a rigid body, a groove shelf, and a gusset. The connection segment may also include a clamp tab. The clamp tab may include a clamp body and a forked lower groove wall. The connection segment may further include a resilient arc joint that may extend from the rigid tab to the clamp tab. The connection segment may define a wire groove to receive the wire frame between the rigid tab and the clamp tab.

Handle clip with creep prevention features for securing an appliance handle in transport

An appliance includes a tub that defines a chamber having an opening and a door secured to the tub adjacent to the opening. The door is moveable between an open position and a closed position for providing selective access to the chamber. The appliance also includes a component secured within the chamber and a bubble level integrated with the component. Thus, the bubble level is viewable from outside of the chamber when the door is in the open position.

Dishwashing appliance having an integrated level

A bottle washer assembly for a dishwasher appliance may include a main conduit. The main conduit may define a main passage for flowing wash fluid therethrough. The bottle washer assembly may also include a bottle jet. The bottle jet may include a spray conduit extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The spray conduit may define a passage in selective fluid communication with the main passage. The spray conduit may also include a spline portion positioned at the proximal end. The spline portion may include one or more teeth extended therefrom. The bottle washer assembly may further include a clip. The clip may define one or more grooves for receiving the one or more teeth.

Locating clip for a bottle washer assembly of a dishwasher appliance

A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber, and a rack assembly. The rack assembly includes a bracket positioned within the wash chamber of the tub. The bracket includes a roller extending therefrom, and a pair of posts mounted to the bracket. The pair of posts extend through an outer surface of the tub, and a brace is positioned opposite the bracket on the outer surface of the tub. The brace includes a snap projection configured to engage the pair of posts such that the snap projection hinders the pair of posts from retracting through the outer surface of the tub. A pair of fasteners extend through the brace into the pair of posts, where the pair of fasteners secure the brace to the pair of posts.

Systems for mounting racks in dishwashing appliances

A dishwashing appliance includes a fill funnel positioned at a fill hole in the side of a tub. The fill funnel includes a mating face positioned at an exterior of the tub with at least two fins extending from the mating face, and a fill funnel outlet extending through the fill hole at the side of the tub. The at least two fins engage a mastic layer at the exterior of the tub. A locking nut is removably coupled to the fill funnel at the wash chamber of the tub. The locking nut includes a plurality of cored-out portions configured to receive a plurality of extrusions of the fill funnel outlet passing through the locking nut. The dishwashing appliance further includes a gasket positioned between the fill funnel and the locking nut.

Systems for preventing rotation of fill funnel in dishwashing appliances

A dishwashing appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a door, a sensor assembly, and a controller. The tub may be mounted within the cabinet and define a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. The door may be movably mounted to the cabinet. The door may be movable between a latched position restricting access to the wash chamber and an unlatched position permitting access to the wash chamber. The sensor assembly may be mounted to the door to detect a position thereof. The controller may be configured to initiate a detection operation. The detection operation may include determining a future-use chamber cycle (FCC) to be initiated at a delayed time period, detecting the door in the unlatched position at the sensor assembly, generating a door-alert signal in response to detecting the door in the unlatched position, and restricting initiation of the FCC following generating the door-alert signal.

Dishwashing appliance and methods of operation for future cycle protection

A door for an appliance includes a front panel that defines an opening. A pocket handle is mounted to the front panel. A front portion of pocket handle is positioned at the opening of the front panel, and a rear portion of the pocket handle is inset within the front panel along a transverse direction. The pocket handle includes a first pocket body and a second pocket body. The first and second pocket bodies are mounted together to form the pocket handle. The first pocket body contacts the second pocket body along a lap joint at the rear portion of the pocket handle. The first and second pocket bodies overlap along the transverse direction at the lap joint.

Pocket handle assembly for an appliance

An appliance or board housing may include a housing pan, a printed circuit board (PCB), a spacer frame, and a thermally conductive insulator pad (TCIP). The housing pan may define an internal bottom surface. The PCB may be held within the housing pan above the internal bottom surface. The spacer frame may include a skeletal platform extending beneath the PCB in support thereof. The TCIP may be held on the spacer frame between PCB and the housing pan.

Domestic appliance and board housing

A household appliance includes a cabinet defining a chamber, a door assembly mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the chamber, the door assembly includes a front panel defining a handle cavity. The door assembly also includes a pocket handle received in the handle cavity, the pocket handle having a flange with a plurality of tab passages. A plurality of bend tabs are positioned around the handle cavity and received in a first position through the plurality of tab passages. The bend tabs are deformable into a second position where they engage the flange to secure the pocket handle to the front panel.

Pocket handle bend tab for an appliance

A household appliance includes a cabinet, a door, and a handle. The cabinet includes a plurality of panels and defines an internal chamber therein. The door includes a front panel and an interior panel, the front panel and the interior panel defining a door cavity between the front panel and the interior panel. The front panel may include a handle cavity edge. The front panel can define a handle cavity at the handle cavity edge. The handle cavity edge may include a plurality of flanges angled into the door cavity. The handle may be disposed in the handle cavity and may include an outer surface and an inner surface. The handle further may include a plurality of snaps located on a periphery of the inner surface. The snaps may be lodged against corresponding flanges and may attach the handle to the front panel of the door.

Pocket handle screwless design

A dishwashing appliance or removable rack accessory may include a rigid upper strut, a rigid lower strut, and a plurality of intermediate struts. The rigid lower strut may be spaced apart from the rigid upper strut along a vertical direction. The plurality of intermediate struts may extend between the rigid upper and lower struts. The intermediate struts may be generally movable along a transverse direction relative to the rigid upper and lower struts. The plurality of intermediate struts and the rigid upper and lower struts may collectively define a plurality of variable apertures extending through the removable rack accessory along a lateral direction to receive one or more container lids therein.

Dishwashing appliance and removable rack accessory

An appliance housing includes a mating component, a confined component, a primary beam, and a pin. The mating component may define an opening. The confined component may be removably connected to the mating component. The primary beam may be elastically moveable relative to the mating component. The pin may be attached to the beam to move therewith between a flexed position and an original position. The pin may extend from a base end proximal to the primary beam to an outer end distal to the primary beam. The pin may be selectively received within the opening to constrain the primary beam relative to the mating component. The primary beam may be flexible to allow the pin to move inward to the flexed direction and return outward to the original position.

Taper pin for an appliance housing

A door for an appliance includes a front panel defining an opening. A top panel is positioned at a top portion of the front panel above the opening of the front panel. A top panel bracket is disposed within the front panel. The top panel bracket is mounted within the front panel such that the top panel bracket is fixed relative to the front panel. The top panel is positioned on and mounted to the top panel bracket. The top panel bracket defines a slot. A pocket handle is disposed at the opening of the front panel. The pocket handle includes a projection. The projection is disposed within the slot of the top panel bracket.

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Palmyra, IN, United States of America

Aldo Vincent Kremmel