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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Gregory Van Vooren, Greenville, NC (US);
Jerry Olesen, Kinston, NC (US);
Jason Duckworth, Kinston, NC (US);
Ronald G. Tynes, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Daniel M. Stewart, Kinston, NC (US);
John Helgesen, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Gregory Van Vooren, Greenville, NC (US);
Jerry Olesen, Kinston, NC (US);
Jason Duckworth, Kinston, NC (US);
Ronald G. Tynes, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Daniel M. Stewart, Kinston, NC (US);
John Helgesen, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher is provided, comprising a door pivotably engaged with a body and a counterbalance assembly coupled therebetween for facilitating pivoting of the door. The counterbalance assembly includes a first and second biasing member, each coupled to the body and serially engaged with a respective first and second flexible element coupled to the door. A guide member is secured to the body and includes a fixed arcuate member defining a first guide track, and a pulley rotatable about an axis and defining a second guide track. The first flexible element is at least partially wrapped about each of the fixed arcuate member and the pulley so as to serially engage the first and second guide tracks. The second flexible element is at least partially wrapped about a second side of the fixed arcuate member so as to engage the first guide track. An associated apparatus and method are also provided.