Patent ID: 11944255
Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. The wall mounted dishwasher of claim 1, wherein:
the exterior door is a hinged door rotatably coupled to the housing through one or more hinges and is configured to rotate about a substantially vertical axis;
the first and second storage elements are disposed at a similar elevation and oppose one another when the exterior door is in the closed position, the first storage element includes a sidewall configured to face the second storage element when the exterior door is in the closed position to additionally operate as a sidewall for the second storage element during washing, and the second storage element defines a shelf with an open front facing the exterior door when the exterior door is in the closed position;
the at least one spray device includes a first spray device supported on the exterior door;
the exterior door includes a fluid collection pan disposed below the first storage element;
one of a supply line that supplies wash fluid from the pump to the first spray device and a drain line in fluid communication with the fluid collection pan extends through a hinge that couples the exterior door to the housing;
the other of the supply line and the drain line is coupled to a docking arrangement including first and second docking members configured to dock with one another when the exterior door is in the closed position and to separate from one another when the exterior door is moved from the closed position;
the wall mounted dishwasher further includes a controller and a storage element detector configured to detect a storage element type for at least one of the first and second storage elements;
the controller is configured to control at least one operational parameter of a wash cycle based upon the detected storage element type of the at least one of the first and second storage elements;
the wash tub is a first wash tub, the wall mounted dishwasher further includes a second wash tub, the exterior door is a first exterior door that controls external access to the first wash tub, and the wall mounted dishwasher includes a second exterior door that controls external access to the second wash tub;
the controller is configured to perform separate wash cycles in the first and second wash tubs;
the controller is further configured to activate a beverage container warming system to warm beverage containers stored in one or both of the first and second wash tubs;
the controller is further configured to activate a fan to maintain freshness of utensils stored in one or both of the first and second storage elements during long term storage; and
the wall mountable housing includes a storage compartment configured to store one or more utensils, and the first exterior door further controls external access to the storage compartment.