US 12,239,272 B2
Drawer type single cavity dishwashing appliance with convertible drip shields
Robert M. Digman, Goshen, KY (US); Eric Scalf, Louisville, KY (US); Bassam Fawaz, Louisville, KY (US); Joel Boyer, Louisville, KY (US); and Russell Dietrich, Taylorsville, KY (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on May 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/739,782.
Application 17/739,782 is a continuation of application No. 17/039,129, filed on Sep. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,324,380.
Prior Publication US 2022/0257086 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/4212 (2013.01) [A47L 15/0084 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwashing appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a singular cavity therein;
a spray system within the cavity;
one or more drawers mounted within the cavity, wherein the one or more drawers include a drawer front, wherein each of the one or more drawers has an open bottom to allow washing fluid from the spray system to spray therethrough;
wherein the one or more drawers with the drawer front is moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein when the one or more drawers with the drawer front is in the closed position the drawer front is sealed to the cabinet and when the one or more drawers with the drawer front is in the open position the drawer front is unsealed from the cabinet; and
a drip shield positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein when the one or more drawers with the drawer front is in the open position the drip shield in the deployed position is disposed beneath the open bottom of the one or more drawers and when the one or more drawers with the drawer front is in the closed position the drip shield in the stowed position is disposed beneath the open bottom of the one or more drawers less than when the drip shield is in the deployed position.