Height adjustable conduit for a dishwashing appliance

摘要

A conduit for a dishwashing appliance that is height adjustable and can accommodate different vertical positions of a rack assembly. One end of the conduit moves up and down with the rack assembly while maintaining a connection with e.g., a spray arm assembly suspended from the bottom of the rack assembly. The other end of the conduit remains in a relatively fixed vertical position during height adjustments so as to enable connection and reconnection at the fixed position of a main fluid supply conduit.

主权项

1. A dishwasher rack assembly, comprising:
a plurality of elongated members defining a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of opposing side walls, and a bottom wall; a pair of sliding members, each mounted in an opposing manner on one of said side walls, each said sliding member defining at least one groove into which a vertical, elongated member is slidably received; a pair of arms located near said rear wall, each of said arms having one end connected to one of said sliding members and another end forming a fixed height opening; and a rigid fluid conduit received into the fixed height opening formed by said pair of arms and attached to said bottom wall, wherein said rigid fluid conduit further comprises; a rear section received along a first end into the fixed height opening formed by said pair Of arms; a front section attached to said bottom wall and inserted into a second end of said rear section, and; wherein said front section is rotatable relative to said rear section and said front section moves up and down with the rack assembly as it is raised or lowered in the dishwasher, and wherein said first end of the rear section remains at the fixed height opening.