BACKGROUND

Dishwashing appliances are used in many applications to clean dishes, silverware, cutlery, cups, glasses, pots, and pans, etc. A conventional dishwashing appliance usually has a single cavity and a bottom-hinged door. However, the bottom-hinged door design may bring issues in certain situations. For example, a standard bottom-hinged door of a single cavity dishwashing appliance may block a walkway, extend into a kitchen island, or be too cumbersome to open in a tiny kitchen space.

Therefore, there remains a need in the art to improve the existing dishwashing appliances.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus of a single cavity dishwashing appliance with one or more drawers. Each drawer may have a sealing face and be able to be extracted individually from the single cavity. The bottom of the drawer may be open to improve the washing performance. As this open drawer bottom design may pose an obstacle of drips of washing fluid potentially falling onto the floor and/or the dishwashing appliance, one or more convertible drip shields may be provided to collect the dripping washing fluid in a first position when the drawer is pulled out from the single cavity. When the drawer is pushed back into the single cavity, the convertible drip shield may shift to a second position, and the drawer bottom may stay open during the dishwashing operation.

In some embodiments, a dishwashing appliance may comprise a cabinet defining a singular cavity therein, a spray system having one or more spray arms within the cavity, one or more drawers mounted within the cavity, and one or more drip shields below the open bottom of the one or more drawers. The one or more drawers may have an open bottom and be moveable between a closed position and an open position. The one or more drip shield may be moveable between a first position and a second position.

In some embodiments, a kitchen appliance may comprise a cabinet defining a singular cavity therein, one or more drawers moveable mounted within the cavity, and one or more drip shields below the open bottom of the one or more drawers. The one or more drawers may have an open bottom and be moveable between a closed position and an open position. The one or more drip shield may be moveable between a first position and a second position.

In some embodiments, a dishwashing appliance may comprise a cabinet defining a singular cavity therein, a spray system having one or more spray arms within the cavity, and one or more drawers mounted within the cavity. The one or more drawers may have an open bottom to allow washing fluid from the spray system to spray therethrough and be moveable between a closed position and an open position.

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter. All of the above-outlined features are to be understood as exemplary only, and many more features and objectives of the various embodiments may be gleaned from the disclosure herein. Therefore, no limiting interpretation of this summary is to be understood without further review of the entire specification, claims, and drawings included herewith. A more extensive presentation of features, details, utilities, and advantages of the present disclosure is provided in the following written description of various embodiments of the disclosure, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and defined in the appended claims.

