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US 2013/0152974 A1Published application
Control method for a dishwasher
OwnerJongmin Lee, Taehee Leeinventors
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Abstract
A control method for a dishwasher is provided. The control method may include heating air in a tub after a main washing process of washing dishes in the tub, and discharging the air containing moisture in the tub to an outside, during the air-heating or at the same time as the air-heating, such that energy efficiency may be increased and a time required for a dish drying process may be shorten.
Claims21
A control method for a dishwasher, comprising:
- heating air in a tub after a main washing process of washing dishes in the tub;
- and
- discharging the air containing moisture in the tub to an outside, during the heating of the air.
A control method for a dishwasher, comprising:
- after heating washing water accommodated in a sump by a washing water heater, soaking slop attached to the dishes by spraying the heated washing water onto dishes in a tub, at a low pressure;
- thereafter, spraying the washing water onto the dishes having been soaked, at a high pressure;
- and
- thereafter, drying the dishes in the tub, wherein the drying of the dishes includes:
- heating air in the tub, and
- discharging the air containing moisture in the tub to an outside, after the heating of the air.
3 more elements
A control method for a dishwasher, comprising:
- heating air in a tub after a main washing process of washing dishes in the tub using at least one air heater;
- and
- discharging the air containing moisture in the tub to an outside, during the heating of the air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.