GESCHIRRSPÜLMASCHINE

摘要

A washing appliance comprising a cabinet (203), a wash system slidably mounted within said cabinet (203) in such a manner that it may be withdrawn horizontally out of said cabinet (203) for access thereto, said wash system including an open top wash chamber (201) adapted to accommodate items to be washed and within which wash liquid is circulated, said wash chamber (201) having a top peripheral rim (19), means for introducing and circulating wash liquid within said chamber (201), means for evacuating wash liquid from said chamber (201), a wash chamber closure (217) mounted in the top of said cabinet (203), which closure (217) covers the open top of said wash chamber on retraction of the wash chamber (201) into said cabinet, said closure (217) having peripheral means which co-operate with the top of said chamber (201) in the vicinity of said rim (19) to prevent egress of wash liquid from the wash chamber when it is retracted into said cabinet (203), and said closure (217) being retained in a substantially fixed vertical position in the top of said cabinet (203).