US 12,419,486 B2
Systems for mounting spray assemblies in dishwasher appliances
Justin Daniel Ryan, Louisville, KY (US); Steven Chadwick Koepke, LaGrange, KY (US); and Nathaniel Lee Min Sheeran, 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 May 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,112.
Prior Publication US 2024/0374108 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 15/16 (2006.01); A47L 15/22 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/16 (2013.01) [A47L 15/22 (2013.01); A47L 15/50 (2013.01)] 19 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 wire framework and a wire insert selectively mountable on the wire framework; and
a third spray assembly positioned within the third rack assembly and configured to direct wash fluid at articles located in the third rack assembly, the third spray assembly comprising,
a protrusion positioned at a bottom portion of the third spray assembly, the protrusion attachable to the third rack assembly in order to mount the third spray assembly to the third rack assembly,
wherein the wire insert is slidably positionable within the wire framework beneath the third spray assembly, when the third spray assembly is mounted to the third rack assembly.