Method and device for drying crockery in a dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Europe B.V.
InventorsJosef Buser, Ingrid John, Christa Maurer, Ralf Wilhelmstatter, Peter Schwarzweller
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and to a device for carrying out the method for drying crockery in a dishwasher with a rinse container closeable by means of a door. By means of two or three successive different method steps, the drying is improved. The method steps include a drainage phase, a drying phase with blower or condenser and an automatic, partial opening of the door.
Claims13
A method of drying crockery in a dishwasher with a rinse container closeable by means of a door, the method comprising:
- cleaning and clear rinsing the crockery;
- after the cleaning and clear rinsing cycles, with a predetermined time, moist air in the rinse container is replaced by dry fresh air, and thereafter the door is automatically opened to form a slot, and the remaining residual moisture escapes by natural convection.
A method for drying crockery in a dishwasher with a rinse container closeable by means of a door, cleaning and clear rinsing the crockery;
- after the cleaning and clear rinsing cycles, a predetermined drainage period is introduced, and, after the drainage period, for a predetermined period moist air is replaced in the rinse container by dry fresh air.
A method of drying crockery in a dishwasher with a rinse container closeable by means of a door, the method comprising:
- cleaning and clear rinsing the crockery;
- after the cleaning and clear rinsing cycles, replacing moist air in the rinse container with forced dry fresh air for a predetermined time;
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- opening the door automatically to form a slot at the end of the predetermined time so that remaining residual moisture may escape by natural convection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.