Whirlpool Corporation

Amirkhan A Modi

Aaron P Bennett

Venkata S Dirisala

Matthew E Borgerson

A dishwasher with reduced motor noise having a frame, a tub coupled to the frame and a sump on the bottom portion of the tub. The dishwasher has a door for providing selective access to the tub and a bracket having a bracket aperture coupled to the frame, an isolator coupled to the bracket and within the bracket aperture, the isolator having an isolator aperture. The dishwasher also has a recirculation pump coupled to the sump, the pump having a housing, a motor within the housing, the motor configured to rotate about an axis, an impeller connected to the motor an inlet in fluid communication with the sump, and an outlet in fluid communication with the tub, wherein the housing has a boss that nests with the isolator aperture.

Dishwasher with pump hangar to reduce motor noise

A foam panel for use in a dish treating appliance having a door. The foam panel comprises areas of differing densities. The foam panel comprises uncompressed and compressed areas to form at least some of the areas of differing densities. The foam panel also comprising at least one wiring attachment provided with the foam panel wherein the wiring attachment comprises at least one rib formed in the foam panel.

Foam panel for use in a dishwasher door assembly

A dishwasher can comprise a tub to define a treating chamber in which articles are treated according to a cycle of operation. The treating chamber can have an access opening with a cover selectively permitting access to the treating chamber. A condenser assembly can fluidly couple to the treating chamber for drying articles washed during the cycler of operation. The condenser can fluidly couple to an exhaust conduit disposed in a toe kick panel, which attenuates the sound travelling through the toe kick panel.

Dishwasher with sound attenuation toe kick panel

A dish treating appliance for treating dishes having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening and a door movable between opened/closed positions to selectively open/close the access opening. The door having an inner door panel confronting the treating chamber in the closed position, and an outer door panel spaced from the inner door panel to define a door cavity there between. A foam panel located within the door cavity, the foam panel have areas of differing densities.

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Maharashtra, India

Amirkhan A Modi