General Electric Company

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler

Gregory Owen Miller

Arjan Johannes Hegeman

Christopher Raymond Geisen

Gregory Alan Meyer

Deryl Craig York

Roger Shawn Nelson

Benjamin Carl Maddux

Justin Paul Mudd

Abhisek Agrawal

Michael Lee McIntyre

Max Douglas Oyler

Jeremy Joseph Ryan

Glenn Leon Graham

Arpit Singhal

Sukumar Arrojula

John Joseph DiEnno

Raymond Edward Yuenger

Lance Alan Wolf

A dishwasher appliance including at least one rack assembly. At least two tub mounts spaced apart from each other along the lateral direction. Each tub mount may include a base attached to the tub and at least one fixed disc connected to the base. The dishwasher further includes a pair of slide rails, one each attached to one of the opposing sides of the at least one rack assembly and in receipt of at least one of the fixed discs.

Mounting for a rack assembly of a dishwasher appliance

A dishwasher appliance includes a carrier roller assembly for supporting a rack within a wash chamber. The carrier roller assembly includes a carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack. A first and a second retention clip extend from the carrier body into the receiving slot for securely locking the wire in position after it is fully inserted into the receiving slot. The first retention clip and the second clip are different sizes for snapping around and securing wires having different diameters such that the carrier roller assembly is versatile and may be universally used with dishwasher appliances using differing wire sizes.

Carrier roller assembly for a rack of a dishwasher appliance

A rack mounting assembly for supporting an upper rack assembly within a tub of a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tub defines an alignment feature and a screw hole. The rack mounting assembly includes a mounting body defining a mounting boss and a complementary feature configured for engaging the alignment feature of the tub when the mounting body is properly aligned. When the mounting body is properly aligned, the mounting boss is substantially aligned with a screw hole in the tub such that a screw can pass through the mounting boss and into the screw hole to secure the mounting body to the tub.

Rack mounting features for a dishwasher appliance

An appliance with a case and a door is provided. A bracket of the appliance is mounted to the case and includes a hinge slot. The hinge slot of the bracket has a channel, a tapered pin retainer and a pin opening. A pin of the door is disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot in order to pivotally mount the door to the case.

Appliance with a pin retention feature

An escutcheon for an appliance door assembly is provided. The escutcheon includes a control panel mounting surface comprising a lower edge, and a plurality of formations depending from said lower edge and defining a retaining slot.

Ribbed escutcheon for appliance door assembly

An outer door panel for an appliance door assembly is provided which includes a frame comprising opposite lateral sides, an outer surface extending from the frame and bowed between the lateral sides, and a recessed control mounting surface extending from the outer surface between the lateral sides.

Dishwasher door assembly

In one aspect, a dishwasher comprising a control mechanism coupled to a sensor for generating an output representative of whether sufficient water has flowed into the dishwasher during a fill operation is described. The dishwasher comprises a tub and a fluid circulation assembly for circulating water in the tub. The control mechanism is configured to determine whether terminate a current wash cycle based on a signal output by the sensor.

Methods and systems for water detection in a dishwasher

A dispenser is provided which includes a body including a trough, and a cover attached to the body and including a flow path extending into the trough.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler