Dish rack, in particular upper rack

Abstract

A dish rack for an automatic dishwashing machine includes a main body and a dishware support movably mounted on the main body. The dishware support has an adjustable orientation relative to the main body and is configured so as to adjust orientation based on a dishwashing cycle.

1 . A dish rack for an automatic dishwashing machine, the dish rack comprising:
 a main body; and   a dishware support movably mounted on the main body, the dishware support being adjustable in orientation relative to the main body based on a dishwashing cycle.   
     
     
         2 . The dish rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dish rack is an upper rack. 
     
     
         3 . The dish rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dishware support is adjustable in the orientation based on a parameter of a dishwashing process of the dishwasher. 
     
     
         4 . The dish rack recited in  claim 3 , wherein the dishware support is adjustable in the orientation based on rinse temperature. 
     
     
         5 . The dish rack recited in  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment device configured to adjust the dishware support. 
     
     
         6 . The dish rack recited in  claim 5 , wherein the adjustment device includes a mechanical adjusting device that is at least partially attached to the main body. 
     
     
         7 . The dish rack recited in  claim 5 , wherein the adjustment device includes a mechanical adjusting device that is attachable to a wall of a washing chamber of the dishwashing machine. 
     
     
         8 . The dish rack recited in  claim 5 , wherein the adjustment device is wirelessly controllable by an appliance controller of the dishwashing machine. 
     
     
         9 . The dish rack recited in  claim 5 , wherein the adjustment device includes an actuator that is operable as a function of temperature. 
     
     
         10 . The dish rack recited in  claim 9 , wherein the actuator is a shape memory actuator having a shape memory element including a shape memory alloy. 
     
     
         11 . The dish rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dishware support includes a wire having a supporting portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the main body. 
     
     
         12 . The dish rack recited in  claim 11 , wherein the wire includes first and second ends, each of the first and second ends of the wire being mounted to the main body by an adjustment device configured to adjust the dishware support, each adjustment device being interposed between a respective end of the wire and the main body. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The dish rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dishware support is movably mounted on the main body so as to be movable in a vertical direction of the main body. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . The dish rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dishware support is pivotally mounted to the main body.