Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dishwasher, a door assembly for the dishwasher, and an associated method for drying dishware
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Application No.: US14188163Application Date: 2014-02-24
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Publication No.: US09907450B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- 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: A47L15/42
- IPC: A47L15/42 ; A47L15/48 ; A47L15/00

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, a heating element proximate a bottom of the tub portion and configured to heat air inside the tub portion during a drying cycle, and a blower configured to direct the air and vaporized water into a duct having an inlet proximate the top of the tub portion. The heat causes the air to rise toward a top of the tub and collect vaporized water from the dishware. The duct is configured to receive the air and the vaporized water. The dishwasher includes a sensor configured to measure a humidity level. A control unit is in communication with the sensor and selectively actuates and de-actuates at least one of the heating element and the blower, based on the humidity level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140165421A1 DISHWASHER, A DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE DISHWASHER, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR DRYING DISHWARE Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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