Dishwasher with a pivot system for a dish rack

摘要

A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position.

主权项

1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, comprising:
a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber with an open face; a pivoting door selectively pivoting between opened and closed positions for selectively opening and closing the open face; a dish rack configured to hold dishes to be washed; a slide system slidably coupling the dish rack to the tub for sliding movement of the dish rack in and out of the wash chamber through the open face and having a first rail operably coupled to the dish rack and a second rail, which are slidably interconnected for relative sliding and a transition element mounted to the first rail; and a pivot system pivotally coupling the dish rack to the slide system, where the pivot system is configured to enable the dish rack, when the dish rack is at least partially overlying the door, to cooperatively pivot with the door as the door is pivoted to the closed position and wherein the pivot system operably couples to the transition element.