Roller retainer for dishwashers

Abstract

A dishwasher appliance roller retainer and a method for producing the roller retainer for a dishwashing appliance. The roller retainer for the dishwashing appliance includes a central element permanently fastened to the dishwasher tub. The invention includes a roller element on the central element for receiving rail elements.

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         10 . A roller retainer for dishwashing machines for receiving rail elements which are suitable to bear dish racks, comprising: 
 a rinse container;    a central element suited to be attached at least substantially permanently to said rinse container;    roller element arranged on said central element and designed to be suitable for receiving the rail elements; and    said central element is fastened directly onto said rinse container.    
     
     
         11 . The roller retainer according to  claim 10 , including said central element having a connecting area suited for direct connection with said rinse container.  
     
     
         12 . The roller retainer according to  claim 11 , including said connecting area designed substantially tapered relative to said central element.  
     
     
         13 . The roller retainer according to  claim 11 , including said connecting area includes means for sealing said central element onto said rinse container on said connecting area.  
     
     
         14 . The roller retainer according to  claim 11 , including means for sealing said central element onto said rinse container arranged between said central element and said rinse container.  
     
     
         15 . The roller retainer according to  claim 11 , including said connecting area having threaded means for fastening said connecting area to said rinse container.  
     
     
         16 . The roller retainer according to  claim 15 , including said threaded fastening means include one of a screw or a rivet to fasten said connecting area to said rinse container.  
     
     
         17 . The roller retainer according to  claim 11 , including said central element having a shoulder on the side of said central element opposite a rinse container wall to which said central element is fastened, said shoulder preventing said roller element from detaching from said central element.  
     
     
         18 . A dishwashing machine, comprising: 
 a rinse container;    a roller retainer for receiving rail elements which are suitable to bear dish racks;    said roller retainer including a central element suited to be attached at least substantially permanently to said rinse container;    said roller retainer including a roller element arranged on said central element and designed to be suitable for receiving the rail elements; and    said central element is fastened directly onto said rinse container.    
     
     
         19 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 18 , including said central element having a connecting area suited for direct connection with said rinse container.  
     
     
         20 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 19 , including said connecting area designed substantially tapered relative to said central element.  
     
     
         21 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 19 , including said connecting area includes means for sealing said central element onto said rinse container on said connecting area.  
     
     
         22 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 19 , including means for sealing said central element onto said rinse container arranged between said central element and said rinse container.  
     
     
         23 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 11 , including said connecting area having threaded means for fastening said connecting area to said rinse container.  
     
     
         24 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 23 , including said threaded fastening means include one of a screw or a rivet to fasten said connecting area to said rinse container.  
     
     
         25 . The dishwashing machine according to  claim 18 , including said central element having a shoulder on the side of said central element opposite a rinse container wall to which said central element is fastened, said shoulder preventing said roller element from detaching from said central element.