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US 10,182,699 B2Granted
Dishwasher
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJee-Hoon Lee, Ji Won Ryu, Jea Won Lee, Hyung Kwen Ham
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Abstract
A washing operation and a drying operation are performed while a basket which is located inside a washing tub and accommodates dishes reciprocates in a vertical direction of a washing tub due to a driving device. The basket reciprocates in order to pass through an injection nozzle which injects washing water and an air nozzle which injects air to perform the washing operation while passing through the injection nozzle and to perform the drying operation while passing through the air nozzle. Through this, a small amount of dishes may be washed and dried in a short time and the dishes may be washed using a small amount of water and energy.
Claims18
A dishwasher comprising:
- a body including an opening provided in a top of the body;
- a washing tub provided inside the body of the dishwasher;
- a basket provided in the washing tub and below the opening, and configured to accommodate a dish received through the opening;
- an injection nozzle provided in the washing tub and below the opening, and configured to spray washing water toward the basket, and including a plurality of injection nozzle arms including injection holes through which the washing water is sprayed, in which a pair of the plurality of injection nozzle arms is disposed at a predetermined interval to be parallel to each other such that the injection holes face each other;
- an air nozzle provided in the washing tub, below the opening, and above the injection nozzle, and configured to blow air toward the basket, and including a plurality of air injection nozzle arms including air injection holes through which the air is blown, in which a pair of the plurality of air injection nozzle arms is disposed at a predetermined interval to be parallel to each other such that the injection holes face each other;
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- a basket driver configured to linearly reciprocate the basket between the pair of the plurality of air injection nozzle arms and the pair of the plurality of air injection nozzle arms while at least one of the injection nozzle sprays the washing water and the air nozzle blows the air,
- wherein the injection nozzle is configured to spray the washing water toward both sides of the basket while the basket passes between the pair of the plurality of injection nozzle arms, and
- wherein the air nozzle is configured to blow air toward both sides of the basket while the basket passes between the pair of the plurality of air injection nozzle arms.
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A dishwasher comprising:
- a body including an opening provided in a top of the body;
- a washing tub provided inside the body of the dishwasher;
- a basket provided in the washing tub and below the opening, and provided to accommodate a dish received through the opening;
- an injection nozzle provided in the washing tub and below the opening, and configured to spray washing water toward the basket and including a pair of injection nozzle arms disposed at a predetermined interval to be parallel to each other;
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- a basket driver configured to drive the basket to pass by the injection nozzle and linearly reciprocate while the injection nozzle sprays the washing water toward the basket such that the dish in the basket is washed,
- wherein the injection nozzle is configured to spray washing water toward both sides of the basket while the basket passes between the pair of injection nozzle arms.
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A dishwasher comprising:
- a body including an opening provided in a top of the body;
- a washing tub provided inside the body of the dishwasher;
- an injection nozzle provided in the washing tub and below the opening, and configured to spray washing water toward a dish received through the opening;
- an air nozzle provided in the washing tub, below the opening, and above the injection nozzle, and configured to blow air toward the dish;
- a basket configured to accommodate the dish and to linearly reciprocate by the injection nozzle and the air nozzle;
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- a motor configured to drive the reciprocation of the basket while at least one of the injection nozzle sprays the washing water and the air nozzle blows the air,
- wherein the injection nozzle is configured to spray the washing water toward the basket while the basket passes the injection nozzle, and
- wherein the air nozzle is configured to blow air toward the basket while the basket passes the air nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.