US 12,390,082 B2
Dishwasher with cover device
Luca Marzorati, Porcia (IT)
Assigned to Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 18/016,376
Filed by Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Jul. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/070293
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 16, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/012754, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0270314 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/4265 (2013.01) 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher comprising:
a frame defining a treatment chamber for items to be washed;
a door assembly comprising:
a door movable between a closed position and an open position for selectively accessing the treatment chamber, the door comprising an access aperture;
a front panel configured to be coupled with the door, wherein the access aperture is configured to allow a user to access an adjusting member operably coupled with at least one of the door and the front panel and actuatable to adjust a position of a the front panel with respect to the door, and
a sliding member configured to slide along a sliding axis during movement of the door between the closed position and the open position, the sliding member being coupleable to the front panel such that, when coupled to the front panel, a sliding of the sliding member during movement of the door between the closed position and the open position causes the front panel to slide with respect to the door along the sliding axis, and
a cover device configured to be mounted on the door assembly and configured to take, when mounted on the door assembly, a first operative position in which the cover device leaves the access aperture of the door uncovered and a second operative position in which the cover device covers at least partially the access aperture of the door, wherein the cover device is configured to mechanically cooperate with the sliding member as the sliding member slides along the sliding axis such that the cover device moves from the first operative position to the second operative position in response to the sliding of the sliding member.