Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dishwasher, a door assembly for the dishwasher, and an associated method for drying dishware
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Application No.: US14173121Application Date: 2014-02-05
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Publication No.: US10295256B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Ashwin Jadhav , Jeffrey E. Nelson , Dennis A. Poyner , Van P. Beck
- Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
- Current Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: A47L15/48
- IPC: A47L15/48 ; F26B21/00 ; A47L15/00 ; A47L15/42

Abstract:
A dishwasher, a door assembly for the dishwasher and a method of drying the dishware in the dishwasher are provided. The dishwasher may include a tub portion adapted to hold dishware. The dishwasher may also include a duct having an inlet proximate to the top of the tub portion. The duct may be configured to receive warm air and vaporized water from within the tub portion. The dishwasher may further include a single blower configured to direct the warm air and vaporized water into the duct during a drying cycle. The blower may be configured to operate in a cyclic manner. In various embodiments, the blower may be configured to operate in a reverse direction for at least a portion of the drying cycle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140150286A1 DISHWASHER, A DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE DISHWASHER, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR DRYING DISHWARE Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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