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US 12,758,081 B2Granted
Dishwasher
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsChang Yoon Jung, Gyu Han Hwang, Byeong Hyeon Ju
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dishwasher in which a blowing part, a heater part, and a absorbent, which constitute a sorption drying device, are arranged between a sump and a rear surface of a base so as to be as close as possible to the rear surface of the base and arranged in a long line in a leftward/rightward direction, such that the sorption drying device may effectively serve as a counterweight for preventing the dishwasher from falling over, and a volume and weight of a weight balance additionally provided may be reduced.
Claims20
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub having a washing space therein;
- a base disposed below the tub and configured to define a predetermined installation space;
- a sorption drying device accommodated in the installation space and configured to absorb moisture from air discharged from the tub and resupply the air into the tub;
- and
- a sump accommodated in the installation space and configured to store washing water to be provided to the washing space,
- wherein the sorption drying device comprises:
- a blowing part configured to generate an airflow by accelerating the air discharged from the tub;
- a heater part configured to heat the air having passed through the blowing part;
- and
- an absorbent configured to absorb water vapor contained in the air having passed through the heater part, and
- wherein the blowing part, the heater part, and the absorbent are disposed in the installation space based on a forward/rearward direction so as to be arranged between the sump and a rear surface of the base in a leftward/rightward direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.