US 12,357,146 B2
Systems and methods for performing a sous-vide cooking cycle in a dishwasher appliance
Logan Chayse Dunaway, Greenville, IN (US); and Duwayne Drexler, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/471,737.
Prior Publication US 2023/0079436 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47J 27/10 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/0097 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4287 (2013.01); A47L 15/50 (2013.01); A47J 27/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sous-vide assembly for a dishwashing appliance, the dishwashing appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising a tub defining a chamber, a pump configured to deliver a liquid into the chamber, and a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the pump, the sous-vide assembly comprising:
a container removably provided within the chamber, the container comprising a floor and a plurality of solid walls extending from the floor along the vertical direction; and
a conduit dock attached to the container provided at a downstream end of the fluid conduit, wherein the container is in fluid communication with the fluid conduit via the conduit dock to receive heated fluid therefrom, the conduit dock comprising:
a first passage defining a first end and a second end extending along the vertical direction;
an inlet opening defined at the first end of the first passage; and
a second passage extending from the second end of the first passage.