Lower rack for a domestic dishwasher having a lower-rack raising means
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1. A liftable lower rack for a domestic dishwasher having a washing container, the liftable lower rack comprising:
- a fixed lower rack element comprising a frame fixedly mounted to a pair of rail assemblies;
an electric motor driven lifting mechanism configured to raise the fixed lower rack element from a lower position inside the washing container into an upper position outside the washing container while maintaining the frame in a horizontal position; and
a removable lower rack element connectable to the fixed lower rack element and constructed for complete removal from the fixed lower rack element to thereby unblock access to a bottom area of the washing container of the domestic dishwasher on condition that the fixed lower rack element is in the lower position inside the washing container.
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Abstract
A lower rack for a domestic dishwasher is constructed for being liftable and includes a fixed lower rack element, and a removable lower rack element connectable to the fixed lower rack element and constructed for removal from the fixed lower rack element to thereby unblock access to a bottom area of a washing container of the domestic dishwasher.
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1. A liftable lower rack for a domestic dishwasher having a washing container, the liftable lower rack comprising:
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a fixed lower rack element comprising a frame fixedly mounted to a pair of rail assemblies; an electric motor driven lifting mechanism configured to raise the fixed lower rack element from a lower position inside the washing container into an upper position outside the washing container while maintaining the frame in a horizontal position; and a removable lower rack element connectable to the fixed lower rack element and constructed for complete removal from the fixed lower rack element to thereby unblock access to a bottom area of the washing container of the domestic dishwasher on condition that the fixed lower rack element is in the lower position inside the washing container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A domestic dishwasher, comprising:
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a washing container; a functional unit provided in a container bottom of the washing container; a lower rack including a fixed lower rack element comprising a frame fixedly mounted to a pair of rail assemblies, and a removable lower rack element constructed for complete removal to thereby unblock access to the functional unit on condition that the fixed lower rack element is inside the washing container; and an electric motor driven raising mechanism configured to raise the lower rack from a lower position inside the washing container into an upper position outside the washing container while maintaining the lower rack in a horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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