US 12,453,454 B2
Dishwasher with a housing
Ajinkya Anish Bhat, Pune (IN); Waldemar Piotr Muzyka, Wroclaw (PL); and Malhar Devidas Tidke, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/888,681.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057844 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/421 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4274 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 2401/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher, comprising:
a chassis defining an interior;
a tub located within the interior and defining a treating chamber;
a set of electrical components;
a controller operably coupled to the set of electrical components;
an electrical connector electrically coupling the controller to at least one electrical component in the set of electrical components;
a housing at least partially forming a water barrier chamber receiving the electrical connector, and also forming a radio frequency interference (RFI) barrier, the housing having a top cap and a platform, the platform at least partially forming the RFI barrier and having a first side and a second side, the water barrier chamber being formed between opposing portions of the first side of the platform and the top cap; and
a clip securing the electrical connector within the water barrier chamber, the clip extending from the second side, to the first side, along a respective portion of the top cap, and at least partially overlying the water barrier chamber when in a closed position.