LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A DISHWASHER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
First Claim
1. A leak detection system for a dishwasher, the system comprising:
- a catch pan having a bottom portion and adapted to collect a leaking fluid therein; and
a leak detection device mounted above the bottom portion of the catch pan, the leak detection device having a body portion with adjacent and spaced apart first and second contact elements extending therefrom toward the bottom portion, one of the first and second contact elements extending further toward the bottom portion than the other of the first and second contact elements, so as to space the other of the first and second contact elements from the bottom portion of the catch pan.
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Abstract
A leak detection system for a dishwasher is provided, such a leak detection system comprises a catch pan having a bottom portion and adapted to collect a leaking fluid therein. The leak detection system further comprises a leak detection device mounted above the bottom portion of the catch pan. The leak detection device includes a body portion with adjacent and spaced apart first and second contacts extending therefrom toward the bottom portion of the catch pan. One of the first and second contacts extends further toward the bottom portion than the other of the first and second contacts, so as to space the other of the first and second contacts from the bottom portion of the catch pan. An associated method is also provided.
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12 Claims
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1. A leak detection system for a dishwasher, the system comprising:
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a catch pan having a bottom portion and adapted to collect a leaking fluid therein; and a leak detection device mounted above the bottom portion of the catch pan, the leak detection device having a body portion with adjacent and spaced apart first and second contact elements extending therefrom toward the bottom portion, one of the first and second contact elements extending further toward the bottom portion than the other of the first and second contact elements, so as to space the other of the first and second contact elements from the bottom portion of the catch pan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for detecting a leak in a dishwasher, the method comprising:
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mounting a leak detection device above a bottom portion of a catch pan adapted to collect a leaking fluid therein, the leak detection device having a body portion with adjacent and spaced apart first and second contact elements extending therefrom toward the bottom portion, one of the first and second contact elements extending further toward the bottom portion than the other of the first and second contact elements, so as to space the other of the first and second contact elements from the bottom portion of the catch pan; and generating a signal when leaking fluid accumulating in the catch pan contacts both the first and second contact elements. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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