Dishwasher with a pivot system for a dish rack
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1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber with an open face;
a pivoting door selectively pivoting between opened and closed positions for selectively opening and closing the open face;
a dish rack configured to hold dishes to be washed;
a slide system slidably coupling the dish rack to the tub for sliding movement of the dish rack in and out of the wash chamber through the open face and having a first rail operably coupled to the dish rack and a second rail, which are slidably interconnected for relative sliding and a transition element mounted to the first rail; and
a pivot system pivotally coupling the dish rack to the slide system, where the pivot system is configured to enable the dish rack, when the dish rack is at least partially overlying the door, to cooperatively pivot with the door as the door is pivoted to the closed position and wherein the pivot system operably couples to the transition element.
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position.
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1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, comprising:
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a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber with an open face; a pivoting door selectively pivoting between opened and closed positions for selectively opening and closing the open face; a dish rack configured to hold dishes to be washed; a slide system slidably coupling the dish rack to the tub for sliding movement of the dish rack in and out of the wash chamber through the open face and having a first rail operably coupled to the dish rack and a second rail, which are slidably interconnected for relative sliding and a transition element mounted to the first rail; and a pivot system pivotally coupling the dish rack to the slide system, where the pivot system is configured to enable the dish rack, when the dish rack is at least partially overlying the door, to cooperatively pivot with the door as the door is pivoted to the closed position and wherein the pivot system operably couples to the transition element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, comprising:
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a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber with an open face; a pivoting door selectively pivoting between opened and closed positions for selectively opening and closing the open face; a dish rack configured to hold dishes to be washed; a slide system slidably coupling the dish rack to the tub for sliding movement of the dish rack in and out of the wash chamber through the open face and having a first rail; and a pivot system comprising a first pivot pivotally coupling at least one of the dish rack to the slide system or the slide system to the tub and where the pivot system is configured to enable the dish rack, partially overlying the door, to be pivoted while the door is pivoted to the closed position such that binding of the slide system does not occur; wherein the first rail of the slide system is positioned towards a front portion of the wash chamber and the first pivot is located rear of the first rail of the slide system regardless of the position of the dish rack being within or outside the tub.
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