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US 2026/0020740 A1Published application
Dishwasher including a drying apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJohannes BÜSING, Jongwook KWON, Sojeong KIM, Changhyun KIM, Hyunjoo KIM, Woojin SHIN
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Abstract
A dishwasher including a tub provided in the cabinet to form a washing chamber, and a drying apparatus arranged on a side wall of the tub and including a flow path provided to allow air sucked from the washing chamber to flow, a heater arranged in the flow path to heat air in the flow path, and a switch arranged upstream of the heater to turn off the heater in response to air, which is adjacent to the heater, reaching a predetermined temperature.
Claims9
A dishwasher comprising:
- a cabinet defining an exterior of the dishwasher;
- a tub disposed in the cabinet and defining a washing chamber;
- a drying apparatus disposed between the cabinet and the tub and configured to supply hot air to the washing chamber, the drying apparatus comprising:
- a housing including an inlet port and an outlet port to provide an air flow path inside of the housing, the outlet port being coupled to the tub;
- a fan disposed in the housing downstream from the inlet port;
- a heater disposed in the housing downstream relative to the fan;
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- a temperature sensor mounted at the housing to detect a temperature of heated air to be supplied to the tub;
- a controller configured to turn on or off the heater based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor;
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- a switch mounted at the housing adjacent to the heater and configured to turn off the heater in case of overheating of the heater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.