Patent ID: 7927431
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dishwashing appliance comprising: a tub portion having a plurality of walls defining a forward access opening; a door assembly pivotably engaged with the tub portion about respective lower ends thereof, the door assembly being movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the tub portion, and configured to cooperate with the tub portion to cover the forward access opening in the closed position, the door assembly defining an upper end opposed to the lower end thereof; a console cover member disposed about and operably engaged with the upper end of the door assembly, the console cover member having a first surface, and a second surface perpendicularly engaged with and extending from the first surface; a switch assembly disposed within the console cover member, and having at least one control actuator configured to selectively direct operation of at least one operational component of the dishwashing appliance, the at least one control actuator being accessible through the first surface of the console cover member; a gasket member operably engaged between the first surface and the switch assembly; and a support member configured to operably engage the second surface of the console cover member such that the switch assembly is disposed between the support member and the first surface, the support member being further configured to bias the switch assembly toward the first surface so as to compress the gasket member between the first surface and the switch assembly to form a seal therebetween.