US 12,376,726 B2
Systems for preventing rotation of fill funnel in dishwashing appliances
Rocco Cordaro, Louisville, KY (US); Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US); and Zachary Wiles, 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 Feb. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/169,664.
Prior Publication US 2024/0268626 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); F16B 39/282 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/4217 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); F16B 39/282 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwashing appliance, comprising:
a tub defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing, the tub comprising a fill hole in a side of the tub;
a door mounted to the tub to selectively restrict access to the wash chamber of the tub;
a mastic layer mounted on the tub around at least a portion of an exterior of the tub;
a fill funnel positioned at the fill hole in the side of the tub, the fill funnel comprising a mating face positioned at the exterior of the tub, at least two fins extending from the mating face, and a fill funnel outlet extending through the fill hole at the side of the tub, the at least two fins engaging with the mastic layer at the exterior of the tub;
a locking nut removably coupled to the fill funnel at the wash chamber of the tub, the locking nut comprising a plurality of cored-out portions configured to receive a plurality of extrusions of the fill funnel outlet passing through the locking nut; and
a gasket positioned between the fill funnel and the locking nut.