Dishwasher having an improved cover arrangement

US9723968B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9723968-B2
Application numberUS-201113276343-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 19, 2011
Priority dateOct 26, 2010
Publication dateAug 8, 2017
Grant dateAug 8, 2017

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A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a wash container for holding items to be washed. The wash container has a front loading opening and is reinforced by a reinforcement element along at least one front edge region of the wash container. A cover arrangement is provided to at least partially cover at least one gap formed outside a water-conducting region of the wash container between the wash container and at least one surface running along the front edge region of the wash container. The cover arrangement includes at least one cover element having a fastening segment which is defined by an I-shaped cross section and extends in its longitudinal direction parallel to the surface. The I-shaped fastening segment is fixed in a fastening segment having a U-shaped cross section and configured on the reinforcement element.

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What is claimed is: 1. A dishwasher, comprising: a wash container for holding items to be washed, said wash container having a front loading opening, and said washing container having washing container walls; a reinforcement element to reinforce the wash container along at least one front edge region of the wash container, said reinforcement element positioned adjacent to at least one of the washing container walls; and a cover arrangement to at least partially cover at least…

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What does patent US9723968B2 cover?
A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a wash container for holding items to be washed. The wash container has a front loading opening and is reinforced by a reinforcement element along at least one front edge region of the wash container. A cover arrangement is provided to at least partially cover at least one gap formed outside a water-conducting region of the wash conta…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fischer Stefan, Kasbauer Stefan, Näβler Norbert, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47L15/4263. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 08 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).