US 12,390,084 B2
Systems for mounting racks in dishwashing appliances
Rajeswar Reddy Battu, Louisville, KY (US); Kyle Brewer, Louisville, KY (US); and Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/354,276.
Prior Publication US 2025/0025016 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/507 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
a tub defining a wash chamber;
a wash conduit in the wash chamber;
a first rack assembly slidably positioned within the wash chamber;
a first spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber and configured to direct wash fluids at the first rack assembly;
a second rack assembly slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the first rack assembly;
a second spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber and configured to direct wash fluids at the second rack assembly;
a third rack assembly slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the second rack assembly, the third rack assembly comprising;
a bracket positioned within the wash chamber of the tub, the bracket comprising a roller extending therefrom;
a pair of posts mounted to the bracket, the pair of posts extending through an outer surface of the tub;
a brace positioned opposite the bracket on the outer surface of the tub, the brace comprising a snap projection configured to engage the pair of posts such that the snap projection hinders the pair of posts from retracting through the outer surface of the tub; and
a pair of fasteners extending through the brace into the pair of posts, the pair of fasteners securing the brace to the pair of posts.