Patent ID: 6571808
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H02M

Abstract:
A washing appliance comprising:a cabinet, a wash system slidably mounted within said cabinet in such a manner that it may be withdrawn horizontally out of said cabinet for access thereto, said wash system including: an open top wash chamber adapted to accommodate items to be washed, said wash chamber having a top peripheral rim, a wash chamber closure mounted in the top of said cabinet, which closure covers the open top of said wash chamber on retraction of the wash chamber into said cabinet, said closure being mounted in a horizontal plane in the top of said cabinet with a predetermined freedom of movement in the vertical direction, at least one motor adapted to provide a linear reciprocating motion, linkage means attached to said closure and connected to said at least one motor, the motor and linkage means raising and lowering said closure in a vertical motion between a first position where the closure is in sealing engagement with said wash chamber rim and a second position where the closure is vertically spaced from the top of said wash chamber rim.