Dos air barrier with door condensation
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsPhilip J. Czarnecki, Annie Marie Stuart, Mateusz Michal Wolowicz
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Abstract
A dishwasher system for cleaning dishes may include a dishwasher tub configured to house dishes therein and run a dishwasher cycle, a door assembly configured to selectively seal the dishwasher tub, the door assembly including an inlet nozzle arranged on the inside of the door assembly, the inlet nozzle extending across the width of the door at the top of the door assembly to receive hot and moist air post wash from the dishwasher tub, and a duct fluidly connected to the inlet nozzle and configured to transfer the air through the door assembly and out an outlet nozzle during a drying phase of the dishwasher cycle prior to the door assembly being opened post-cycle.
Claims20
A dishwasher system for cleaning dishes, comprising:
- a dishwasher tub configured to house dishes therein and run a dishwasher cycle;
- a door assembly configured to selectively seal the dishwasher tub, the door assembly including an inlet nozzle arranged on the inside of the door assembly, the inlet nozzle extending across the width of the door assembly at the top of the door assembly to receive hot and moist air post wash from the dishwasher tub;
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- a duct fluidly connected to the inlet nozzle and configured to transfer the air through the door assembly and out through an outlet nozzle during a drying phase of the dishwasher cycle prior to the door assembly being opened post-cycle.
A dishwasher system for cleaning dishes, comprising:
- a dishwasher tub configured to house dishes therein;
- a door assembly configured to selectively seal the dishwasher tub,
- an inlet nozzle arranged on the door assembly, the inlet nozzle extending across the width of the door assembly at the top of the door assembly to receive hot and moist air from the dishwasher tub;
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- an outlet nozzle arranged within the tub;
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- a duct fluidly connected to the inlet nozzle and configured to transfer the air through the door assembly and out through the outlet nozzle during a drying phase of a dishwasher.
A dishwasher system for cleaning dishes, comprising:
- a dishwasher tub configured to house dishes therein and run a dishwasher cycle;
- a door assembly configured to selectively seal the dishwasher tub, the door assembly including a U-shaped inlet nozzle arranged on the inside of the door assembly, the inlet nozzle extending across the width of the door assembly at the top of the door assembly to receive hot and moist air post wash from the dishwasher tub;
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- a duct fluidly connected to the inlet nozzle and configured to transfer the air through the door assembly and out through an outlet nozzle during a drying phase of the dishwasher cycle prior to the door assembly being opened post-cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.