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US 2026/0240405 A1Published application
Dishwasher
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeung Hun KIM, Byeong Hyeon JU, Chang Yoon JUNG, Seokhyun KIM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dishwasher which simultaneously drives a regeneration heater and an additional heater unit so that a driving section of the regeneration heater for drying a moisture absorbent and a driving section of the additional heater unit such as a washing water heater or a steam generator overlap, and thus washing water can be effectively heated and a moisture absorbent can be regenerated in a short time even in a washing course having a short washing cycle time.
Claims20
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub forming a washing space in which tableware is accommodated;
- a moisture absorption drying device provided with a moisture absorbent absorbing water vapor contained in air discharged from the tub, and a regeneration heater heating air to be supplied to the moisture absorbent to dry the moisture absorbent;
- and
- an additional heater part driven separately and independently from the regeneration heater,
- wherein the additional heater part includes a plurality of heaters, and
- wherein the regeneration heater and any one heater of the plurality of heaters are supplied with power simultaneously to be turned on simultaneously.
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The dishwasher of claim I further comprising:
- a power supply part supplying power to the regeneration heater and the plurality of heaters;
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- a plurality of switches allowing or stopping supply of power from the power supply part to the regeneration heater, and supply of power from the power supply part to the plurality of heater parts, respectively.
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub forming a washing space in which tableware is accommodated;
- a moisture absorption drying device provided with a moisture absorbent absorbing water vapor contained in air discharged from the tub, and a regeneration heater heating air to be supplied to the moisture absorbent to dry the moisture absorbent;
- and
- an additional heater part driven separately and independently from the regeneration heater,
- wherein the additional heater part is a variable capacity heater whose output varies depending on intensity of power supplied thereto,
- wherein the regeneration heater and the variable capacity heater are supplied with power simultaneously to be turned on simultaneously, and
- wherein the output of the variable capacity heater is adjusted when the variable capacity heater is turned on simultaneously with the regeneration heater.
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A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub forming a washing space in which tableware is accommodated, and in which any one of a plurality of courses formed by combining various detailed processes is selected and performed;
- a moisture absorption drying device provided with a moisture absorbent absorbing water vapor contained in air discharged from the tub, and a regeneration heater heating air to be supplied to the moisture absorbent to dry the moisture absorbent;
- an additional heater part driven separately and independently from the regeneration heater;
- a power supply part supplying power to the regeneration heater and the additional heater part;
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- a plurality of switches allowing or stopping supply of power from the power supply part to the regeneration heater, and supply of power from the power supply part to the additional heater part,
- wherein according to the selected course, the plurality of switches are turned on so that the regeneration heater and the additional heater part are supplied with power simultaneously to be turned on simultaneously.
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A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub forming a washing space in which tableware is accommodated, and in which any one of a plurality of courses formed by combining various detailed processes is selected and performed;
- a moisture absorption drying device provided with a moisture absorbent absorbing water vapor contained in air discharged from the tub, and a regeneration heater heating air to be supplied to the moisture absorbent to dry the moisture absorbent;
- and
- an additional heater part driven separately and independently from the regeneration heater,
- wherein when a first course is selected from the plurality of courses, the first course is performed in a first mode including individual driving processes in each of which power is supplied to each of the regeneration heater and the additional heater part in such a manner that it is not supplied to them simultaneously, or when the second course is selected from the plurality of courses, the second course is performed in a second mode including a simultaneous driving process in which power is supplied to the regeneration heater and the additional heater part simultaneously.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.