A dishwasher having a tub defining a treating chamber, a dish rack, and a spray assembly associated with the dish rack. The spray assembly may include at least one sprayer positioned to spray treating liquid onto dishes received by the rack. The sprayer has two openings and may be movable between a first position and a second position.

A dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber that receives dishes for treatment, a dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall including a set of vertical tines.

A dishwasher, including: a dishwashing compartment having a loading opening; a door configured to close the loading opening; and at least one washware rack configured for movement out of and into the dishwashing compartment, wherein the at least one washware rack includes a frame having a bottom portion and a side wall portion; and at least one adjustable glass support member extending across an interior of the at least one washware rack and disposed on the frame via brackets.

A dishwasher may include a basket; tubing at the bottom of the basket; at least one utensil holder rotatably connected to the tubing and rotatable between an operating positionl, in which an article can be held at the utensil holder, and a resting position, in which the utensil holder is stowed away when not in use; and a nozzle communicating with the tubing and located to direct a jet of washing liquid towards an article held at the utensil holder. The utensil holder may include a clamping portion adapted to engage an article to be cleaned, and the nozzle may be located in proximity of the clamping portion. The utensil holder may include a valve means which provides for fluid communication between the tubing and the nozzle in the operating position, and which may block the fluid communication between the tubing and the nozzle in the resting position.

A dishwashing appliance or removable rack accessory may include a rigid upper strut, a rigid lower strut, and a plurality of intermediate struts. The rigid lower strut may be spaced apart from the rigid upper strut along a vertical direction. The plurality of intermediate struts may extend between the rigid upper and lower struts. The intermediate struts may be generally movable along a transverse direction relative to the rigid upper and lower struts. The plurality of intermediate struts and the rigid upper and lower struts may collectively define a plurality of variable apertures extending through the removable rack accessory along a lateral direction to receive one or more container lids therein.

A compact counter manual use tableware hydro-cleaning apparatus (10, 10) comprising two operating units defined by a first unit (12, 12) and by a second unit (14) not rigidly connected to each other, separable, movable and positionable/repositionable independently with respect to each other, the first unit (12, 12) defining a control unit which houses the components/devices required for the operation of the hydro-cleaning apparatus and the second unit (14) defining a tableware washing chamber.

A washing item receptacle for a flat washing item in a dishwasher, in particular in a domestic dishwasher, includes a base and a support element for supporting the flat washing item. The support element is configured for pivoting between a rest position arranged in a plane of the base and a support position which projects from the plane of the base, and for pivoting from the rest position into the support position by the weight of the flat washing item.

A selectively deployable drying rack with selectively reconfigurable components is disclosed. The drying rack includes a base and an upper rim. The drying rack further includes linkages to move the upper rim away from and toward the base and a first removable tray and a second removable tray that are configured to fit in the base. The second removable tray may include a utensil compartment with holes, an outer wall, and an inner wall. The upper rim may include a utensil band and/or a wine glass rack. The utensil band may be moveable between a stowed position and an extended position when the utensil band is in use. The wine glass rack may be moveable between a storage position and an upright position when the utensil band is in use. The drying rack may include a stand wire to elevate the base of the drying rack above a surface.

A cutlery rack for a dishwasher includes: a rack body which is mounted so as to be withdrawn from a washing chamber of the dishwasher in a direction of withdrawal and provides a cutlery insert for accommodating in particular cutlery pieces, the cutlery insert having a row of tines for separately receiving cutlery pieces that are oriented transversely to the direction of withdrawal, which row of tines includes a plurality of tines arranged one behind another in the direction of withdrawal, adjacent tines being spaced apart from one another, forming a gap. The row of tines has two tine ridges extending in the direction of withdrawal and being spaced apart from each other transversely to the direction of withdrawal, leaving a gap space. A tine strip is provided which is received in the gap space between the two tine ridges.

A dishwasher, including: a dishwashing compartment having a loading opening; a door configured to close the loading opening; and at least one washware rack configured for movement out of and into the dishwashing compartment, wherein the at least one washware rack includes a frame having a bottom portion and a side wall portion; and at least one adjustable glass support member extending across an interior of the at least one washware rack and disposed on the frame via brackets.