Dishwasher having at least one drying unit comprising a sorbent
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsAlexander Almus, Thomas Burggraf, Andreas Reiter, Klaus Steinle
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity for receiving crockery, glasses, and/or cutlery to be processed. The dishwasher cavity is provided with a movable front door for loading and unloading. A drying unit which includes a sorbent is designed for passage of air from the dishwasher cavity in a drying phase, wherein the dishwasher is designed to guide during the drying phase a portion of the air out of the dishwasher cavity over the sorbent and to guide a portion of the air outwards to an air outlet, while the front door remains closed during an entire duration of the drying phase.
Claims21
1-17. (canceled)
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a dishwasher cavity for receiving crockery, glasses, and/or cutlery to be processed, said dishwasher cavity provided with a movable front door for loading and unloading;
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- a drying unit comprising a sorbent and designed for passage of air from the dishwasher cavity in a drying phase,
- wherein the dishwasher is designed to guide during the drying phase a portion of the air out of the dishwasher cavity over the sorbent and to guide a portion of the air outwards to an air outlet, while the front door remains closed during an entire duration of the drying phase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.