Dishwasher and method for controlling the same

A dishwasher comprising:

• a main body provided with an opening and a washing tub;
• a door configured to be in a first position to open the opening or a second position to close the opening of the main body;
• a door opening/closing member configured to open the door to a third position at a predetermined angle to form a gap between the main body and the door in the third position;
• an air curtain disposed in the main body, and including:
• a duct provided at an upper portion of the washing tub, extending from one side of a front of the main body to another side of the front of the main body and provided with a discharge port, and
• a fan configured to suck ambient air and to discharge, through the discharge port of the duct, the sucked air toward the gap between the main body and the door;
• a detector configured to detect information of the fan;
• and
• a controller configured to control the door opening/closing member to open the door to the third position at the predetermined angle to form the gap and control the fan to discharge the sucked air toward an outside of the dishwasher through the gap, based on the information detected by the detector, and to control the door opening/closing member to prevent the opening of the door to the third position at the predetermined angle when the fan is in a failure state.

A method for controlling a dishwasher including a main body provided with an opening, a washing tub, and a door configured to be in a first position to open the opening or a second position to close the opening of the main body, the method comprising:

• performing a washing operation, a rinsing operation, and a drying operation when a start command is received;
• wherein the performing the washing operation, the rinsing operation and the drying operation, includes:
• detecting information of a fan which sucks ambient air and discharges the sucked air,
• opening the door to a third position at a predetermined angle to form a gap between the main body and the door in the third position, based on the information detected by the detector;
• operating a fan to suck the ambient air and to discharge the sucked air toward the gap between the main body and the door,
• wherein the air is discharged through a duct provided at an upper portion of the washing tub, extending from one side of a front of the main body to another side of the front of the main body and provided with a discharge port.