Patent ID: 9131825
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher, in which a washing chamber provided on the side of a dishwasher main body is opened and closed by moving a door up and down while rotating a rotary arm disposed on a side face of the door, the dishwasher comprising: a spring unit detachable from the dishwasher main body, the spring unit integrally including a fixing member, a rod, and a compression spring; and a female threaded member attached to the proximal end side of the rotary arm, wherein a male threaded member is formed at the upper end of the rod, and the male threaded member is threaded into the female threaded member, wherein the rod extends in a vertical direction and is linked at an upper end to the proximal end of the rotary arm, wherein the compression spring extends in a vertical direction, wherein the compression spring is disposed substantially parallel to the rod, wherein an upper end of the compression spring is supported in a state of being restricted with respect to the dishwasher main body, wherein a lower end of the compression spring is supported by a lower end of the rod, wherein the fixing member supports the compression spring, wherein the fixing member is removable from an upper opening at a top of a support tube arranged in the dishwasher main body in the vertical direction, wherein the support tube is shaped such that a space inside thereof is pipe shaped, and wherein a cap, configured to open/close the opening of the support tube, is fixed to the opening of the support tube.