Air inlet for a dishwashing apparatus
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1. An air inlet system for a dishwashing apparatus having means including a tub for defining a washing chamber and a component compartment below said chamber, the combination comprising:
- an air inlet assembly forming an airflow path into said chamber;
an air circulation means removably supported on said air inlet assembly; and
support structure including overlapping bracket means on said air inlet assembly and said air circulation means for supporting said air circulation means, said support structure further including means accessible from within said chamber for operatively locking said air circulation means to said air inlet assembly and to said apparatus.
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Abstract
A dishwashing apparatus has an air inlet conduit located in the bottom wall of the washing chamber. A forced air circulation apparatus is attached to a support bracket on the air inlet conduit from the outside of the washing chamber through a partial turn rotary motion. The air circulation apparatus is locked in this attached position by tightening a threaded fastener from within the washing chamber.
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1. An air inlet system for a dishwashing apparatus having means including a tub for defining a washing chamber and a component compartment below said chamber, the combination comprising:
- an air inlet assembly forming an airflow path into said chamber;
an air circulation means removably supported on said air inlet assembly; and
support structure including overlapping bracket means on said air inlet assembly and said air circulation means for supporting said air circulation means, said support structure further including means accessible from within said chamber for operatively locking said air circulation means to said air inlet assembly and to said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- an air inlet assembly forming an airflow path into said chamber;
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4. An air inlet system for a dishwashing apparatus having means including a tub defining a front-opening dishwashing chamber and a front-opening component compartment below said chamber, the combination comprising:
- an air inlet conduit forming an airflow path into said chamber;
an air circulation means disposed in said compartment in communication with said air inlet conduit for introducing air into said chamber and accessible for assembly and disassembly from the front of said dishwashing apparatus through a partial turn rotary movement;
support structure engageable with said air circulation means for removably supporting said air circulation means on said apparatus; and
fastener means accessible from within said chamber for locking said air circulation means to said apparatus through said support structure. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
- an air inlet conduit forming an airflow path into said chamber;
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7. An air inlet system for a front-opening dishwashing apparatus including a tub having a bottom wall and defining a washing chamber for use in washing and drying dishes and further including means defining a front-opening component compartment below said chamber, the combination comprising:
- an air inlet conduit for establishing an airflow path into said chamber;
motor driven forced air circulation means disposed in said compartment and cooperable with said conduit for forcing ambient-temperature airflow into said chamber when drying said dishes and removably mounted to said bottom wall from the front through a partial turn rotary movement of said forced air circulation means;
guide means on that portion of said conduit extending into said compartment, said guide means being operable for facilitating alignment of said forced air circulation means with the axis of said conduit during said mounting;
a support bracket associated with said conduit and said bottom wall for engaging with and supporting said forced air circulation means on said tub; and
locking means cooperable with said support bracket for locking said forced air circulation means to said tub from within said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
- an air inlet conduit for establishing an airflow path into said chamber;
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10. An air inlet system for a dishwashing apparatus having means including a tub for defining a washing chamber and a compartment below said chamber with said tub having a bottom wall defining an opening to receive air inlet means, the combination comprising:
- an air inlet housing extending from said chamber through said bottom wall opening into said compartment and defining an airflow path into said chamber, said housing including an intermediate outer support shoulder disposed within said chamber adjacent said bottom wall and further including a portion depending into said compartment;
holding means engageable with said depending portion and cooperable with said support shoulder for attaching said inlet housing to said bottom wall;
a support bracket assembled on said depending portion and including an annular ring portion retained between said bottom wall and said holding means and further including a downwardly projecting leg portion;
an air circulation assembly supported on said leg portion for communication with said airflow path and operable for effecting an airflow into said chamber;
diffuser means in said chamber on said inlet housing for directing and spreading said airflow; and
locking means adjacent said diffuser means for access in said chamber and extending through said bottom wall for engagement with said support bracket to operatively lock said air circulation assembly to said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- an air inlet housing extending from said chamber through said bottom wall opening into said compartment and defining an airflow path into said chamber, said housing including an intermediate outer support shoulder disposed within said chamber adjacent said bottom wall and further including a portion depending into said compartment;
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