Door assembly for a dishwasher
First Claim
1. A door assembly for a dishwasher comprising a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and a door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising:
- a door panel adjacent the treating chamber and having a window opening;
a window assembly comprising first and second spaced window panes each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge, with the inner surfaces being in an overlying and confronting relationship and defining an intervening vacuum sealed chamber, and a plurality of spacers located within the chamber between the confronting inner surfaces of the first and second spaced window panes to maintain the first and second spaced window panes in a spaced relationship;
a window assembly support frame provided on the door panel and supporting the window assembly within the window opening, the window assembly support frame extending around and directly contacting the peripheral edges of the first and second window panes to encapsulate the window assembly; and
a seal provided between and directly contacting at least a portion of the window assembly support frame and the peripheral edges of the first and second window panes and encapsulated by the window assembly support frame.
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and a door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising a window assembly comprising first and second spaced window panes defining an intervening vacuum sealed chamber, a window assembly support frame provided on the door panel, and a seal provided between the window assembly support frame and the first and second panes and encapsulated by the window assembly support frame.
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20 Claims
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1. A door assembly for a dishwasher comprising a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation and a door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising:
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a door panel adjacent the treating chamber and having a window opening; a window assembly comprising first and second spaced window panes each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge, with the inner surfaces being in an overlying and confronting relationship and defining an intervening vacuum sealed chamber, and a plurality of spacers located within the chamber between the confronting inner surfaces of the first and second spaced window panes to maintain the first and second spaced window panes in a spaced relationship; a window assembly support frame provided on the door panel and supporting the window assembly within the window opening, the window assembly support frame extending around and directly contacting the peripheral edges of the first and second window panes to encapsulate the window assembly; and a seal provided between and directly contacting at least a portion of the window assembly support frame and the peripheral edges of the first and second window panes and encapsulated by the window assembly support frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of assembling a door assembly for a dishwasher comprising a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, the door assembly selectively moveable to close an access opening to the treating chamber, the method comprising:
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providing a window assembly comprising first and second spaced window panes each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge, with the inner surfaces being in an overlying and confronting relationship and defining an intervening vacuum sealed chamber, and a plurality of spacers located within the chamber between the confronting inner surfaces of the first and second spaced window panes to maintain the first and second spaced window panes in a spaced relationship; providing a seal around and directly contacting at least a portion of the peripheral edges of the first and second window panes; overmolding a window assembly support frame about a periphery of the window assembly to encapsulate and directly contact at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the first and second window panes and the seal; and inserting the window assembly support frame into a window opening of a door panel such that the first and second window panes are supported within the window opening by the window assembly support frame. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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